I'm not one for negative reviews, or even reviewing for that matter. Based on my experience however, I felt I needed to get my frustrations out.
(1.) INSTRUCTIONS: I saw reviews where people were having a hard time with the instructions. To clear this up, the instructions are actually for a different mode. You'll find a few piece parts that don't even exist in the instructions. Some you'll sit there and look at for about 20 minutes because this white piece shows black in the picture... "is that right?"
(2.) SHIPPING: The shipping company informed me that they would "Set the boxes on the ground" and I would need to carry them from there. Knowing it's weights, I asked if I would need a dolly. The man on the phone informed me the heaviest box was probably 50 lbs, that I should be okay. Once the boxes arrived, The driver informed me he was not allowed to remove the items from the truck. He called the company to see if they could... because he told me they would. The company refused and ALL the boxes were wrapped in plastic with none of the boxes weighting less than maybe 80 -100 lbs. I ended up having to drive 40 miles to pick up my package at the delivery service to get a folk truck to drop it in my vehicle.
(3.) QUALITY: I travel some for work, so I have grown used to the lower quality of these gyms (found in most hotels). While I did have expectations of play in the cables, I honestly could not have prepared myself for all the awfulness that is this unit. Listed below are most of the issues in a nutshell.
*cable was not long enough for weight stack. (4-6 inches short, preventing the use of the last 4 plates)
*the chest press has roughly 6 inches of play before full tension. (No full range of motion work here at all)
*padding on squat bruise both me and my wife.
*clearance sitting (I'm 6ft tall and barely fit under the fly bar on seats lowest setting)
*abs cable (behind back while sitting) has a giant washer that binds and travels into the frame... cutting into your cable if left alone.
*release/adjustment knobs are cheap. I can't adjust squat height because the pull out handle pulls off.
*no labeled weights. plates are solid black with no labels. Makes sense though because each station is inaccurate.
backside station I can curl one plate, ground front station a can curl 5 plates about the same resistance.
*bench press hoops are a little weak if you're really pushing weight it will flex. I'm sure they will be breaking before too long.
I bought this for my wife, who isn't really big on the gym. She felt this might be exactly what she needed. To get a quick workout in during her little time between projects. In about a month she has turned against this gym and refuses to use it anymore. I personally am big on fitness and had no intentions of using this unless I just didn't feel like driving to workout. We have since chalked this up as one of our stupidest purchases. Now we'd both rather drive 10 minutes to the gym than use this junk. It doesn't even really have a good place to hang many clothes...
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 82 x 77 x 86 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 500 Pounds |
| Brand Name | Yukon |
| Warranty Description | Lifetime |
| Color | Black |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer | Yukon Fitness |
| Part Number | WMS-200 |
| Included Components | Additional grips/bars;Cables |
