Yes4All Weight Loading Pin & Heavy-Duty Carabiner - Fit 1 inch & 2 inch Olympic Plates

This loading pin is one of the few I could find for 1" standard plates at a reasonable price for my single pulley setup. I have two setups and ordered two pins. Both look of equal construction which is very good. The welds on the base of the pin to the main body look decent. From the pictures it was hard to tell if the top of the pin (the part that clips in) was a solid piece to the main body of the pin, but it turns out it is not. It's a single, but still robust, piece of flat metal that was slid into a hollow tube and then welded on the edges. I will be curious how this design holds up which is why I was originally was going to give it 4 stars but in everything I have thrown at it so far I have not had any concerns in practice. I'll post an update if that changes. For the savings, I am so far happy with the purchase.While this pin can handle olympic plates, there are better pins that fit the 2" hole by design and avoid the ability of the plate to slide off center. If you have only olympic plates, get something designed for 2" by design. If you have a mix of both, like I do, this will be serviceable for the larger holes, but would still recommend pin designed more specifically for that design.

With the Coronavirus epidemic still going strong after 6 weeks of quarantine, I needed to amp up my workouts by including some cable work along with my dumbell and resistance band exercises. So I went to the local hardware store and came out 5 minutes later with 4 pulleys, 30 feet of 1/8 inch nylon covered cable, and all the bolts, screws, and cable clamps I needed for my project, except for a couple of loading pins. I have ordered Yes4All products in the past from Amazon, and despite not being a large name brand company, I have found that their products are extremely well built and tough as nails. So I ordered a pair of the 1 inch diameter pins. They arrived right on time and I have used and abused them for 6 weeks now. The black paint tends to get scratched up towards the top, but my home gym is not designed for looks. With a relatively small one car garage, I have to concern myself with saving space and go for functionality. These pins fit the bill perfectly. You can load either Olympic plates or 1 inch diameter plates because of the wide base and you cannot dent them! The heavy duty carabiner is extremely stiff when disconnecting from a cable but Man, it is super strong. I can do lat pulldowns with 100 pounds on each side and the carabiner has not broken or deformed in the slightest. I am very pleased with this purchase.

Works on 1 inch and 2 inch shaft diameter plates.Are use 1 1/2” PVC slipped over the 1 inch shaft to adapt for my olympic size plates. However most of the time I like to use 1 inch plates because they are smaller in overall diameter. This is a great loading pin for the money.

Can’t give this product less than 5 stars. They earned it — it’s well made, good quality steel, and holds up well with use. Also, good price, so quite happy with it

My husband made us a cable pulley system at home since the gym closed because of covid 19. This loading pin is amazing and we love how easy it is to use.

The carabiner is pretty much useless and will need to be replaced before you use it. I bought two and both carabiners failed the first day.

Works great so far, using it with a pulley for tricep pushdowns. Havent had more than 50lbs on it yet but its working good so far.

Has held up so far. I've used up to 75lbs and it certainly seems like it can take on a bigger load, which is the plan at least. I'll update this post if any issues arise in the future, but I doubt it.