Titan Fitness gets a bad rap sometimes from reviewers that I have seen. They sell fitness equipment at great prices, but there are some items that are better than others. Is the Titan Fitness weight tree a good value or a dud?  This portable plate and barbell storage tree review will reveal what I think about it.  Check out high resolution images of the weight storage as well as the video review below for a detailed explanation of the plate tree. If you’re interested, you can buy the storage rack here.

I was a little surprised at how big the box was that this weight plate storage tree came in.  The Fed-Ex delivery guy got a workout carrying the box from the driveway to my door.  It was well packaged in styrofoam and plastic.  This plate storage tree bolts together with supplied hardware which included lock washers to prevent the bolts from loosening over time.  Once everything is tightened down, this is a very solid piece.  I was able to assemble the weight tree in about 15 minutes.  The welds on the plate storage looked decent.  Some welds were better than others, but nothing that was bad.  The weight plate tree has a max capacity of 1,000 pounds.  It has an all metal structure that should provide years of weight storage and organization.  

This weight organizer can be mobile if you install the included caster wheels, but you can also leave them off if you want it to sit flat on the floor.  Two of the casters have a lock to prevent movement.  I did find it to be difficult, if not near impossible to move mine on a rough finished concrete garage floor once I loaded it up with over 600 pounds in plates. But while it was empty, it rolled easily.  

One of the top weight storage posts had a minor scuff on it when I unpacked it.  Not a huge deal since iron plates will be taken on and off of this one, but something to be aware of.  While loading the plates on the tree, one of the storage post end caps popped off easily.  The end caps are made of plastic and come off way too easy.  I see this to be a continuing issue unless they are glued in place.  The weight storage posts do have a rubber ring on the inside end that prevent the plates from making metal to metal contact with the upright post.  The upright post has a plastic cap on top to plug that hole.   The entire thing is finished with a black powder coat.  Overall the storage tree has a nice feel to it.

The first thing I did was place two of my barbells in the olympic barbell storage sleeves and then started loading the weight plates on the tree.  I immediately noticed that the weight plates make contact with the barbell collar because of lack of clearance.  There needs to be more space between the plates and barbell holder.  Also it is possible that the barbell might hang under the plate lip when removing the barbell from the storage tree. 

As far as capacity per storage post, I could easily fit five 45 pound iron plates on each post with about 1 1/2 inches to spare on the end of the storage post.  The weight storage posts are 2 inches in diameter and 8 1/4 inches long each and can accept olympic bumper plates, steel plates, or cast iron plates.  You could put 45 pound plates on each of the 6 posts if you wish because there is enough vertical distance between the storage posts to allow for standard size 45 pound plates to fit on each post.  If you put a 45 pound plate on the bottom post and one on the middle post, you’ll have about an inch clearance between top of the bottom plate and the bottom of the top plate.   Technical specs of the weight tree is height 56 1/2 inches, 24 1/2 inches x 24 1/2 inches foot print.  Titan guarantees your satisfaction of this weight storage tree for one year, according to their website.

The plates slide on and off the storage posts easily.  There’s enough clearance on the posts that allow loading and unloading of standard sized weight plates with the 2 inch center holes.

I was surprised at how stable the weight plate holder was after it was bolted together and loaded up.  It doesn’t shift, sway, or move when loading or unloading plates.  

If you’re on a budget for home gym storage, I would seriously consider this storage option from Titan Fitness.  For the price of $114 plus tax shipped to your door, I think this is a good value for garage gym storage.  This is a great way to keep your bumper plates organized or you can easily store a multiple olympic weight plates on one of these weight trees.  It’s not fancy, but it works.  I mean, you’re just going to store plates on it.  It doesn’t have to be fancy if it works and looks nice.  I give this a buy recommendation.  When I buy bumper plates for my home gym, I’ll buy another one of these.

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