Ours is not the exact model as the picture shown but is a complete tank of a piece. Stack is up to 250 but I’ve loaded it with dumbbells on top of stack up to 400 pounds total with no issue. Got ours used for less than $400 and has been the best to purchases we’ve ever made.
Similar knurling to the Duffalo bar and the kabuki power bar, smaller peaks than most other squat bars, but far more teeth per inch. Bar grips significantly better than my rogue 25kg squat bar, the Texas squat bar or the F8 squat bar that I have used that meets. I have the black zinc finish, which is holding up extremely well. Got it used so the value is amazing, but even if I had to pay the original $800 I think it would be well worth the price.
This is the greatest unknown leg machine of all time. Loads the quad in a stretched position, hitting upper quad and hip flexors like nothing else I’ve ever used. At first this is a lot of stress on the quad and patella tendons, but after a few months of use, years of quad tendinitis is completely gone. This machine added weight to my squat, thickness to my legs, and keeps me squatting heavy, pain free
It’s a tank! Solid, way overbuilt. Machine is smooth, great stimulus and a ton of variability by chance foot placement and foot plate angle. I got mine used so the value is great, but new with tax and freight shipping would be a lot of cash. Highly recommend.
With the disclaimer that bar preference is subjective, out of the Ohio power bar, Texas power bar, and kabuki, the kabuki is by far my favorite. The knurling grips so much better than the others because of the denser TPI, without the need of super sharp peaks.