I received this as an early Chrisrmas gift from my wife to accompany my fit505 power rack(best purchase I have ever made, I cannot recommend this rack enough!).
Treadmillfactory continues to blow my mind away with their excellent shipping. We received it 2 work days after we put the order, just like all previous orders. You'll be hard pressed to find a more reliable shipper.
As for the product itself, I'd give it a 7/10. While it is excellent value for money, and something I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others, I have a few grievances.
1) the instructions leave a lot to be desired. I have a bit of a hard time properly seeing and distinguishing how I'm supposed to orient the pieces, or how tight I should screw the bolts.
2) the welds, while functionally sound, are bad. Santa will be getting the person who welded this a grinder to tidy it up!
3) the main metal frame that the weights slide on came scratched, and don't appear to have any rust proofing or paint on it. If its stainless steel this isn't an issue, but I'll be worried for rust in the longterm.
As for the positive,
1) great value for money! It came with a lat pulldown bar and a second bar for tricep pushdowns. I wasn't expecting that, or for them to be well made. All the bolts are nice and beefy, and I have no worries about using this up to 300lbs.
2) the bearing in the pulleys are great and well greased, which leads me to believe it will last a long time and give smooth use for many workouts to come.
3) its well made! Nothing on this feels cheap, minor grievances aside. Everything is bolted down properly, functions as advertised. A little tip, use silicon lubricant on the main guide frame. After doing so, it is smoother than many commercial gym setups I've used.
Overall I am pleased with the product. A missing sticker aside, everything needed for assembly was included, it operates very well and is a great addition to any home gym for the money. If they were to address the issues mentioned, I wouldn't hesitate to give it 5 stars like the 505power rack itself.
