TDS Deltoid and Shoulder Machine

Lightning fast Shipping! TDS Version of the Shoulder Press Deltoid Machine is very well made. But their Instructions suck. Luckily I'm Mechanical. So it took about an hour after unpacking everything. They really need to get it together with an instruction manual, And Pack everything more Professional. The Machine works great. Does exactly what it supposed to do. I'm very happy with this new addition to my home gym. I highly recommend this machine. Get these while they're in stock. Because others like Titan Fitness you'll be waiting months for a lesser machine. And I seen this TDS Machine on other websites selling for $599.99 plus shipping. For the money I paid. I'm very happy to get this. The handles are positioned perfect. And the Cushions are super thick. Super comfortable. If I could tell TDS/New York Barbell something I regards to this machine. It will be. Make a longer Shoulder Press Arm Pin without a clanging wire. And a secondary pin holder for when you are doing Shoulder Presses.

Bought this machine a while back. There were a few issues with it right out of the box. First, the shipping box was about to fall apart when I received it. there is also no internal packaging so some of the pieces were scratched and scuffed from rubbing together. Then, one of the deltoid arms wasn't properly drilled so the handle wouldn't fit properly through the hole and the pads for the deltoid arms were miss drilled and wouldn't fit either. To their credit, NYB was very quick in sending me the proper replacement parts, but the deltoid arm pads still didn't fit properly. No biggie, I just drilled them and added a threaded insert and fixed it myself. The overall experience gets a three star rating, but the machine itself is pretty good. It's sturdy and has smooth operation. It's a bit tight when you use the deltoid developer (I'm 6'1") and the seat doesn't adjust far enough down. I'm going to try to redrill the lower mounting hole and move the seat assembly down a little and see if that helps. I have to lean down slightly to get my arms on the pads right and that makes for an uncomfortable lift. Overall, I would recommend this machine.

Like some of the other people here I decided to ignore the negative reviews and take a chance and order it. I never go wrong when I go with my gut instinct. This is a great piece of equipment. I ordered it on Friday it shipped on Monday I had it on Tuesday you can't ask for better than that. One of the two boxes had a fist size hole in it ( shipping damage ) but no lost nuts and bolts because they were in a sealed pastic bag in a small box. I chose this machine over a similar one being sold here on Amazon because It has bearings on the press arms instead of just a bolt through a hole. Also because it weighed more which tells me heavier gauge steel and it even cost less. Some complained about bad or no assembly directions, mine came with nine pages of directions with pictures on each page. But to tell the truth I took a quick look at them then put them aside and put it together without them. The machine came with extra nuts, bolts and washers and even snap ring pliers. It has metal Olympic weight adapters unlike the plastic ones on some machines. If I had to say anything negative about it I would say it would have been nice if they included four spring clips to keep the weight plates from rattling on the bar. But since Amazon sells a set of four of them for $8 I won't even complain about that. If you want a great shoulder workout buy this machine.

Was very excited to assemble this piece of equipment. However what a big disappointment. Had carried the box into my personal gym with all my tools and once I opened the package I was shocked. I immediately noticed half of the pieces missing and the ones that were included were all dinged up because they weren’t protected. Im assuming it must of been a two box delivery but only received one.. oh and no assembly instructions. Contacted amazon hopefully I can receive a complete set or at a refund. If I receive a complete set with instructions I will update my review. However what a inconvenience. It’s not like i can always treat myself to a fancy piece of gym equipment.UPDATE Following day I received another box which had the rest of the pieces. The instructions were hard to assemble with but I got it done. When using the machine I found it very comfortable and smooth to use. I am 5‘8“ 215 pounds stocky body. Only inconvenience was that the first box’s packaging was very poor and had a couple of dinged up parts. Other than that nice piece of equipment for the price.

This is a well built machine. It's very smooth thanks to the heavy duty block bearing. I believe I read where the max load is something like 500 pounds, so it's not some cheap knot-off. Seating facing "away from" the machine as pictured in the ads really works the shoulders and delts. Seating "facing forward" the machine hits the delts a little different. Seating "Facing Forward" and using the 2nd or rear handles does a great job working back and traps. You will not be disappointed with this machine.

Awesome machine for my home gym. Only drawback is the instructions was poorly made and not very helpful but was an easy install with a lot of guessing, but other then that it’s a great addition.