Trace
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
Very sturdy, doesn’t wobble at all even with more weights on top and full length bars.
seng liew
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2019
Came well packaged. Easy to assemble and works very well. I saw some review saying it was not sitting flat on the floor. Took a look at the bolt joints , there is a tiny bit of play in the bolt holes when you put it together since there is no such thing as a perfectly flat floor. So best way is put the bolts and nuts in first and place the tree where you want it before tightening it and it will sit perfectly on the floor without any rocking
MR Linton S L Ward
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2019
Couldn't be more pleased with the weight tree, highly recommend
Eric
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2015
Very solid for about $100. I searched around for the best weight tree for me and this one generally has good reviews. I did not want an A frame since angled pegs are a pain. The packaging was ok, arrived intact. Very easy to assemble with a socket set and I was prepared to prevent the wobbly pegs, here is how. I bought a roll of gaffers tape, cut small strips, and placed them around the holes for the weight pegs. In a couple of areas I needed a second layer. I did this until the opening was very tight on the peg and a bit difficult to slide the peg in. Then secured the peg in place with the screw. No wobbling, but it did take a while to get all the pieces of tape in place. I used the gaffers tape to line the weight bar holders as well. This technique was not my idea, just a suggestion I had read in another review. Weight plates slide on and off easily. The instructions say to place a spring lock clamp on the pegs to prevent a weight from falling off, but the peg diameter is too small so the clamp does not fit.A downside, besides the taping, is that the rubber rings that go on the weight pegs has that awful cheap rubber smell typical of most rubber that comes from a country across the pacific where I suspect this was manufactured. I washed them with a cleaner and have left 5 of the 6 outside for a week and they still smell.not a commercial product, but great for home use.
Susan G.
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2014
This plate tree is everything I wanted! I currently have 4 45's on each side of the bottom peg, 4 35's on one side of the middle peg, 4 25's on the other side of the middle peg, then 6 10's above the 25;s and 6 5's above the 35's, for a total of 685 pounds. The bar holders are great for holding bars, just a bit difficult to get the bar in due to my lower ceiling. It is easy to assemble and the shipping came in 2 days even though I used free ground shipping that was suppose to take 5-8 days. It would be nice if there was an extra inch on each side of the peg so I could store 6 45's instead of a max of 5. But thinner 45's might fit 6 seeing that I use the Intek plates which have a smaller diameter, but even with a normal diameter plate, a 45, 35, and 5 will fit on one side and 10's will easily fit over a 25. All in all, great tree, would definitely recommend it to any one who has lots of plates that need storage. Pros- inexpensive, sturdy, large storage capacity, bar holders, easy to assemble. cons- pegs could have been 2 inches longer, but other than that none! Buy it, you won't regret it!
BMo
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2013
I have multiple Body Solid pieces and I have to say, I am impressed with the quality of their products! Assembly took approximately 7 minutes. The tree has a very durable layer of paint and I even tried lightly hitting it with my wrench and it didn't even scuff. I have over four hundred pounds of Olympic Body Solid Rubber Grip plates, a 7' olympic bar, and a 25lb Olympic curl bar and there is no, "Wobble" or tilting with my tree. It can BARELY fit four Olympic Body Solid Rubber Grip plates on one peg, but they are much wider than most plates, so be aware of that. I had to put four 45's on one peg and two 45's / two 35's on the other lower peg which is not a big deal to me but just something to be aware of. After that the 25's - 2.5's had no issues as far as spacing is concerned. Overall I am very impressed with this product and I would highly recommend this product to anyone who is interested in a sturdy weight tree that will hold up for many years.
Randy Jackson
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2013
The only thing that kept this from getting a 5 star was that one of the holes for the middle branch was out of alignment; I had to drill a new one to get the bolt to go in. Having said that, this is a nice handy storage system for your Olympic weights that you don't want to trip over, it is relatively lightweight and easily moved (empty!)
Andrew Overbay
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2010
It was nice to recieve a product that met my standards. This tree can hold two olympic bars and both my sets of standard 300 lb sets perfectly with room for a few more of the smaller weights. Very beefy construction and very easy to assemble with a single 5/8 wrench for a total of only 7 bolts. Pegs are olympic size and chrome and come pre-lubricated. It came with touch up paint, but mine was crushed and dried up (not a big deal to me). It's nice that it has some wiggle room built in at the bottom so that when you place it where you want you can make it completely level before tightning the bolts. For the guy that said the bottom steel was 7 inches tall, we all know what we tell our wives but it's more like 4 inches high at the base, still good enough to work the calves though. One thing to note is that if you put in a standard olympic 7 foot bar in the tree and you have 8 foot ceilings like mine, it is a little cumbersome to get the bar in and out without hitting the ceiling but it does work.