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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Radical Plato on August 18, 2015, 02:25:45 AM
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I purchased this old leg extension machine and am going to pick it up tomorrow night. Does anyone know or have any experience removing the weight stacks on these things?
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you gonna do leg extensions with no weights so you just wanna get rid of it is that it
youre that weak? ::)
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Never seen one but Looks like it's welded, are taking it off for transport or permenantly? take a cordless grinder with a few laser discs and cut it out as neat as possible and weld it back together at home
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Find the fuckers who left their boots laying there and ask them. Smelly bootless pricks.
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Well...It looks as if it is welded....Look all over to see if there are any bolts. If not...you have to cut it then weld it back together at the destination......
Or you could transport it in one piece...And I think this would be the simplest.
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Find the fuckers who left their boots laying there and ask them. Smelly bootless pricks.
He obviously bought it from Navy Mike.
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Never seen one but Looks like it's welded, are taking it off for transport or permenantly? take a cordless grinder with a few laser discs and cut it out as neat as possible and weld it back together at home
Just want to take it off for transport purposes. I once owned a gym and have taken weight stacks of before, but this one looks a little unusual.
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Well...It looks as if it is welded....Look all over to see if there are any bolts. If not...you have to cut it then weld it back together at the destination......
Or you could transport it in one piece...And I think this would be the simplest.
Yeah, I think I will have to move it all in one piece. I have some experience moving gym equipment as a while back I set up a small gym, I know how difficult this can be. I was hoping to avoid doing this if I could.
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You can just apply the gold paint on the stack while it's still attached.
Oh wait, I thought you were Funk...
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All gym equipment can be taken apart. No company welds weight stacks into place!
Tip the machine on one side and undo the bolts holding the shafts. You will need a socket set.
http://www.universalgymequipment.com/pdf/1_stack_PowerPak.pdf
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Yeah, I think I will have to move it all in one piece. I have some experience moving gym equipment as a while back I set up a small gym, I know how difficult this can be. I was hoping to avoid doing this if I could.
We have the Universal Chest Press at my facility; The only reason why we still have the POS is because you cannot remove the weights. It has been in on our weight room floor since the late 80's
(http://www.oldschoolfitnessequipment.com/images/ccbench.jpg)
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We have the Universal Chest Press at my facility; The only reason why we still have the POS is because you cannot remove the weights. It has been in on our weight room floor since the late 80's
(http://www.oldschoolfitnessequipment.com/images/ccbench.jpg)
Jesus, what do you do? Smelt it in place? Or will it be on the gym floor when the earth hurtles into the sun?
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We have the Universal Chest Press at my facility; The only reason why we still have the POS is because you cannot remove the weights. It has been in on our weight room floor since the late 80's
(http://www.oldschoolfitnessequipment.com/images/ccbench.jpg)
they welded it together inside your gym? :)
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Looks mechanical, not some digital thingy. I'd start with a basic tool kit and keep going until I reach sledge hammer.
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"i need to bring my legs up!! im going all out, balls to the wall!! just need to get this universal leg extension machine in place!!" - plato
::)
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"i need to bring my legs up!! im going all out, balls to the wall!! just need to get this universal leg extension machine in place!!" - plato
::)
Not really, I won it on EBAY for $2.25, so I figure it won't owe me anything. I thought I would clean it up and sell for a few hundred.
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Not really, I won it on EBAY for $2.25, so I figure it won;t owe me anything. I thought I would clean it up and sell for a few hundred.
Local shipping, 'natch.
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All gym equipment can be taken apart. No company welds weight stacks into place!
Tip the machine on one side and undo the bolts holding the shafts. You will need a socket set.
http://www.universalgymequipment.com/pdf/1_stack_PowerPak.pdf
This has been my experience also, when I owned a small gym previously, from memory pretty much all the gear had removable weight stacks, just sometimes the method of removal varied a little bit. I will let you know how I go.
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Can we get an exploded diagram of your biceps machine?
Is this it?
(http://yan-pierre.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/1024__1000x750_exploded-drawing-1.jpg)
I am totally lost in all those screws & nuts ........................ ...
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I am totally lost in all those screws & nuts ........................ ...
(http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=394408.0;attach=428409;image)
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I picked up this fucker tonight, had help at the pickup end, got it off my van myself and put it under the carport. It is night-time now, I will have a look tomorrow to see if the weight stack can be removed. I won it on ebay for $2.25 but I gave him $5 just to be fair. ;D
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Of course it can be removed. Do you think they'd chrome something and then weld over it? God people have no idea nowadays.
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We have the Universal Chest Press at my facility; The only reason why we still have the POS is because you cannot remove the weights. It has been in on our weight room floor since the late 80's
(http://www.oldschoolfitnessequipment.com/images/ccbench.jpg)
Other than doing shrugs on it, it's worthless
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Other than doing shrugs on it, it's worthless
It'd make a cool keychain for this guy
(https://igcdn-photos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11374113_446319908873194_1121616728_n.jpg)
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Just an update for anyone interested or for future reference, I managed to get the weight stack of this thing. It was four bolts underneath the base and two bolts and nuts for the stopper at the bottom of the weight stack. I then was able to pull the base away from the frame and remove the plates and the rods.
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:)
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Other than doing shrugs on it, it's worthless
That's what it is being used for; I haven't seen a person do anything other than shrugs or deep stretch push ups on it within the last decade.
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That's what it is being used for; I haven't seen a person do anything other than shrugs or deep stretch push ups on it within the last decade.
Yeah, just shrugs is all the old one we had was used for. Though I do have to admit that shrugs on that thing were much better than using the Hammer Strength shrug machine. (Though HS machine is more versatile and you can do more exercises on it)
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Find the fuckers who left their boots laying there and ask them. Smelly bootless pricks.
Lol. Epic Mitsubishi panel van. Brutal 4" wide shelving effort & garage sale breakfast bar stool. Sublime rusty yard cart wheel of yesteryear, boldly declaring that the suburban clapboard finish lacks the depth of character its owner possesses.
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Lol. Epic Mitsubishi panel van. Brutal 4" wide shelving effort & garage sale breakfast bar stool. Sublime rusty yard cart wheel of yesteryear, boldly declaring that the suburban clapboard finish lacks the depth of character its owner possesses.
The Owner was a bit simple, but he wasn't short of a quid. The property itself was a multi million dollar large property in an expensive suburb. He was a heavy machinery operator/owner (bobcats, excavator etc..) He had two young sons who helped load the leg extension machine into my van.
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The Owner was a bit simple, but he wasn't short of a quid. The property itself was a multi million dollar large property in an expensive suburb. He was a heavy machinery operator/owner (bobcats, excavator etc..) He had two young sons who helped load the leg extension machine into my van.
did you get a look at the boys quads while you were there??
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So you confess to driving a van then?
I can beat that. I've got two. ;D
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So you confess to driving a van then?
I can beat that. I've got two. ;D
I own a Toyota Hiace Van (SBV) and a Toyota Camry Sportivo. I use the Camry for comfort and the van for utilitarian purposes.
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I own a Toyota Hiace Van (SBV) and a Toyota Camry Sportivo. I use the Camry for comfort and the van for utilitarian purposes.
A camry?! I'm prescribing a full scale wagon wheel and several used truck tires at the driveway entrance.
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A camry?! I'm prescribing a full scale wagon wheel and several used truck tires at the driveway entrance.
What's wrong with a Camry? I only buy Toyotas these days and the Camry is as reliable as they come, plus I like the sports models they make.
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Sure, reliable for the grocery store. Shit load of good it'll do you when someone's selling a vintage bicep supinator and your van's in the shop.
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Sure, reliable for the grocery store. Shit load of good it'll do you when someone's selling a vintage bicep supinator and your van's in the shop.
I don't normally buy gym equipment, it was a bit of an impulse purchase, plus i got it for $5, so I figured I can't really lose. I have actually spent some time today pulling it down and cleaning it up, as the seller had left it out in the weather and it had some mild oxidation. The fucker is as solid as a rock, and works a treat. This thing will last a thousand years, I swear to god. They don't make em like this anymore.
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I say the same about the stuff I drag home. Always true too.
One of the best things I got for basic reno, besides the penetrating oil, lithium grease, and fish oil rust guard, was a set of mini bottle brushes from Bunnings. Came in a case, all graduated by size, nylon, brass, and steel, put 'em into the drill and spin (usually with gasoline as a solvent). I've gotten into more holes/bores than I can count with that little $5 set. A true hoarder's must have.
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Another update. Just pulled this down and cleaned it up and put back together. Came up pretty good, you gotta love stainless steel. Still a few stubborn rust spots, the top pulley wheel I had trouble getting really clean but all in all I am pretty stoked with the leg extension considering I paid $2.25 for it.
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:)
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good work mate, looks tip top now.
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Why sell it? Use it, and rip open those Levi's seams.
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Another update. Just pulled this down and cleaned it up and put back together. Came up pretty good, you gotta love stainless steel. Still a few stubborn rust spots, the top pulley wheel I had trouble getting really clean but all in all I am pretty stoked with the leg extension considering I paid $2.25 for it.
Not stainless steel but chromed steel. Big difference. The pulleys are aluminium.
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Probably a good exercise to use while watching tv n havin few beers
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Not stainless steel but chromed steel. Big difference. The pulleys are aluminium.
Cheers, you are right. The top pulley was the hardest to clean, while the bottom one was easy and come up nice. I used some steel wool and some steel cleaner. I am not sure if the top pulley is made out of the same stuff, probably is, just been exposed to the elements more I think. I tried white vinegar, that helped a little.
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It's ckeaned up well mate, nice work and great find