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(More customer reviews)I ordered the BodyCraft F430 rack after looking and researching several other models including the Body Solid
Power rack, and the Power Tec rack. The F430 uses Pop pins so it's very easy to adjust your safeties and your
J hooks up and down.
Many power racks require that you remove a safety pin and then twist and pullout the saftey and then repeat
for the J hooks. Others have a Steel Rod that goes all the way through the holes like a sword called a Sabre
style. If you just Bench Press and do Squats it's no big deal but if you use it for other exercises and change
the positions a lot then the Pop pins make sense. My wife is the primary user of this rack and she likes the
ease of use of the pop pins over the other methods.
he F430 was the only rack to have pop pins. The Power Tec rack was too tall for our basement and it did not
have a straight chin up bar. The Body Solid was really good as well but it didn't have the pop pins.
I ordered the BodyCraft F430 Rack from Amazon.com the price was a bit higher than it's competitors, however
we are very happy with the rack. The F430 arrived about a week later via freight truck. The box was damaged on
the outside and had a few holes in it. Inside it was packed extremely well and nothing was damaged in any way.
I assembled this myself in 3 hours taking my time. I do not reccomend that you do this unless you've assembled
a lot of things by yourself. Keep in mind that most of this goes together very easily and it only has 2 sizes
of nuts and bolts, 3/4" Hex and 9/16" Hex.
The biggest issue is when you assemble it if you do not have lot of height you will have to put the safeties
and J hooks onto the supports before you attach them to the base. Also after that is done, you assemble the
top pieces and then raise it up and bolt it to the top of the supports. Putting that piece into position by
yourself is difficult because it's about 4 feet by 4 feet, fairly heavy and cumbersome. So doing it yourself
you have to balance it and then slide the bolts in. For 2 people it would be easy and only take a couple of
minutes.
There is a manual of sorts but honestly it's not all that helpful. There is an exploded diagram which is more
useful, however it will show washers where it doesn't use any. When you assemble this be sure to only finger
tighten everything initially. Yes it will wobble like Jell-O but everything goes together much more easily.
Tighten all the bolts later from the bottom to the top. This is a pretty easy rack for 2 people to assemble.
Once it's all assembled it's very easy to use. Just pull the pins and slide the safeties and hooks up and
down. The F430 is very well made. Everything fits just like you'd expect it to. I ordered and extra set of J
hooks because once they are on you can't put them front to back or on other supports. This can be a deal
breaker for many people, so if you really need to move your J hooks to the front or back you will either buy
another set or get a different rack.
The safeties have holes in the to attach Dip handles which are an option. I bought these. You have to figure
out when you assemble the rack how you want the dip handles to go. I have them facing into the cage on one
safety and on the outside on the other safety. This allows you to dips either way. While the safeties look
like the handles will fit on either way, they won't. So check the alignment before you assemble everything
and be sure you're happy with it. The dip handles can also be used for push ups as well. If you do your dips
on the outside you might notice a little wobble on the opposite side of the rack. It's no big deal but
inside the rack you have a lot more stability and no wobble.
The F430 is built like a tank, easy to adjust and is well built and very solid. You will not need to buy
another power rack. This one has a lifetime warranty and I can believe it will last that long. My wife loves
using it.
I really can't think of any negatives except that you can't use a 6 foot bar with it. But I knew that before
I bought it and we have a 7 foot olympic bar.
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Built for people who know how to push their bodies to the limit, the BodyCraft F430 power rack delivers a powerful workout performance. By itself, the F430 is ideal for squats, lunges, and other leg exercises, with a pair of adjustable spotter arms and bar catches making solo workouts safe and efficient. However, you can also combine the power rack with a host of other BodyCraft strength-training attachments, including a lat/low row station, a cable crossover attachment, dip handles, and a flat/incline/decline bench. Add it all up and you have everything you need to get fit and build strength in the comfort of your own home. Other details include a chin-up bar, 12-gauge steel tubing, triangular gussets in the corners for extreme rigidity, durable rubber on the safety bars and bar hooks to prevent scratching, 0.75-inch hardened steel bolts at all connection points, and a capacity of up to 800 pounds. The F430 carries a lifetime warranty.
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