Marcy Half Rack Home Gym

The machine appears to be nice. I just had my home gym built got finished last week. I started unboxing the 7553 and assembling. About half way in Intealized I am out of #136 and almost out of #134. I ran do a hardware store bought 35 of the locking nylon nuts 12mm. (That don't match the nice blue nylon in the ones supplied. I continued to assemble. Now 5 step or so in. I am missing about 10-15 #127 (the ones that bolt on the bar that holds the pullup grips.I am not with the machine now. So I am back on my way to the hardware store to get bolts to finish the job.

Machine does everything for a complete workout! And 2 people can use it at the same time. No more running around a gym or fitness center to different machines for a workout. This does it all for you. Amazing foot print and engineering design! Has it all on one machine.

Assembly of the Marcy Pro Deluxe Smith Cage Home Gym System SM-7553 was relatively easy. Assembly took about 5-6 hours completed alone. With help, this time could easily be reduced. 100% of the parts were included and clearly labeled, instructions were easy to follow. I purchased the cage for my teenage boys who want to expand their weight training. This is a perfect machine for beginner to intermediate as if provides a great variety of exercises. The smith machine, set up with stop guards provides a safety component that beginners need.

Pros first Pretty much can do everything , plus I've been in the gym for many years and now for home this can do anything I want especially using your imagination with some extra equipment. I did at least a month of reaserch and for the money I decided marcy. OK for set up , my 14 year old son and I put this together watching the video in about 7 hours using a couple of real hand wrenches and air ratchet , just make sure the orientation is standing in the rack facing forward and the right side is right. One of my set backs was a couple of my top choices came with weight stacks and at a 2:1 ratio but I figured for the extra money I'm going to need a plate and bar set for outside the rack for squats , curls , etc so why spend the money just get a plate set and bar and still be less money. I know this is a 14 gauge steel and others say there are 12 or 10 but this set up is very solid and when weight is on smith machine or outside squat rack or on the attachments it doesn't move. definitely reccomend un boxing everything and un packing all the plastic and laying it out before starting and do the bench last. So it was new years eve and my son and I started this before company came over and after about 2 hours in I left him in the garage and at almost midnight he had 3/4 done alone. Hope this helps anyone hesitating on this for home but you will be very satified once completed. Cons second None of these are a deal breaker just my experience with mechanicals. I would of like to see the pulley weight stack bars be a hair shorter almost free floating as when I put the top brace on I noticed the bars kinda bowed a little bit causing them at the bottom to have some resistance without any weight on them. But I sprayed them with a silicone spray several times and seem to be working in better. The bench , great all around attachments , I will say this I definitely put 2 washers on the main pivot point to tighten up the sloppy wobble , that's just me wanting this bench super tight. These aren't really any cons just some of my opinions.

Part number 40 is missing. The axis which mounts on the right part, at the bottom of the structure was not in the packages received. The leg press accessory (part no. 30) which mounts to the central bench press bar (part no. 23) does not fit. The welds on the bar are too thick and do not allow part 30 to be adapted to part 23.

the silver bar is 2 inch i bought the plates that are a little over 2inch and they fit. The two sides are also measured 2inch bit yet they don't fit on that. I have spent about 10k and yet still can't use my machine