Lat Pulldown Low Row Machine

I couldn’t be happier with this lat pulldown/low row machine. Assembly took me about an hour and a half on my own, which I thought was very reasonable, and everything went together cleanly with no issues. The build quality is excellent, very solid and well engineered.

The pulleys run incredibly smooth and the motion feels just like what you’d expect from a commercial machine, but in a much more compact footprint that fits perfectly in my home gym. It doesn’t take up unnecessary space, yet still feels stable and heavy-duty when loaded.

Overall, this machine exceeded my expectations. Great value, great design, and a huge addition to my workouts. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a reliable, space-friendly lat pulldown/low row combo.

Best purchase I've made in a long time. Added so many extra possibilities to my shed gym and kicked off my new obsession with cable accessories.

Struggled with plate loaded vs the stack decision. Plate loaded seems good for my needs, and makes it easy to move the machine around while you're trying to optimize layout. I also appreciate BoS indulging my FOMO and letting me upgrade to a stack later.

Quality is great. All the welds are solid, parts line up, powder coating is plenty durable and I have no concerns about the longevity of the machine in my gym with so-so climate control. After a month, no squeaks or creeks.

Assembly is fine, you definitely need a second person for parts of it and you're a certified genius if you can do it from the printed manual alone. I used the manual and referred to the video in the BoS playlist for parts that were unclear. Took me about 2 hours with minimal swearing.

I was on the fence about buying the plate loaded version over the weight stack version. Man I am happy with my choice the plate loaded version is more functional with the range of motion. I am about 6’2 225lbs. I can hit my lats perfectly, triceps pull down full range motion. If you on the fence buy the plate loaded you won’t be missing out.

First let's start with the Good:

Shipping: The pulldown arrive very quickly. It was on my doorstep 3 days after I ordered it. I was pleasantly surprised by that. Good job BoS for your prompt processing and shipping!

Packaging: Although the boxes were beat up a bit (thanks FedEx), everything (mostly) survived and came well protected in cardboard and bubble wrap. The pads were all intact with no tears and all metal components were oiled up and rust free. Once more, good job BoS!

The Lat-Pull down itself: I tend to be hyper-critical and "nitpicky" according to everyone that knows me. However I can, without reservation, say that the Lat pulldown itself is outstanding! Before purchase I was contemplating either a Used commercial Unit, a similar (significantly less expensive) unit from a competing vendor (rhymes with "Whiten"), or the BoS unit. I chose the BoS unit based on design preferences. I was hoping it would meet my expectations (of being solid, stable, smooth and quiet) - but it actually exceeded them! It is incredibly solid and offers a commercial-grade level of smoothness. If you were blindfolded and placed on both the BoS Pulldown and a Commercial Gym pulldown - you would struggle to pick which was the BoS unit. It's that smooth and solid. I could not be more pleased and cannot recommend it highly enough. But you're probably asking...If I love it that much, why did I only give it 4-stars? I'll tell you why - because I had to assemble the machine (just…