Vintage York Power Rack

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Vintage york power rack. Here s another look at the york isometric model w w. Power squat racks equipment york barbell provides a wide selection of racks and equipment to provide for any level of training from light home use to heavy duty commercial equipment. It d be a nice to have but not at 850. 09 20 2011 05 55 pm 2.

York s own proprietary in house process for forging rake teeth insures the utmost. While some people have made homemade landscape rakes in the past others have purchased landscape rakes from companies such as woods leinbach and rockhound. It has a big wooden base. Where it all began.

I don t think the ebay one is an old promaxima anymore. Landscape rakes are also known as rock york or root rakes for their usefulness in pulling up rocks roots and tree limbs from yards or areas to be planeted after clearing. As the strongest name in fitness york barbell has consistently set the standard in product design styling performance and value. This was the same exact model that bruce lee used to.

When isometric exercises were all the rage for training these racks were produced. Then this rack sat in storage for the continue reading york isometric model w w. Racks so they could do isometric training which was all the rage back in the day. The rack is just under 8 tall and the side posts are separate welded pieces and heavy as hell channel tubing.

Spring steel rake heads are stronger resist bending and have greater flexibility critical attributes to performance durability. Back in the early 1960 s my dad and uncle sent away to muscletown york pa for one of these w w. Any reason not to buy it. Heat treated alloy steel rake teeth wear better and resist bending or breaking.

Were they built like tanks back then. Since 1932 york barbell has revolutionized the design of gym equipment and fitness products. What makes york products better. With three lines of quality products york barbell provides everything you need to achieve your fitness goals.