Sportcraft TX 440 Treadmill

When I was shopping for a treadmill I had a certain budget in mind and certain specifications I required. I wanted it to fold for storage and have an incline option, to name a couple. So I decided on this one and had it shipped "site to store." It arrived sooner than I expected so that was a plus. The assembly was a nightmare. The very first step of the assembly took me and my sig. other an hour to complete. Several times I thought we would give up because we just couldn't get the screws to reach into one side after we secured the other. I ended up propping the treadmill up on several phone book s to leverage it and leaving the screws loose on one side before screwing them on the other. Once we finally completed the first step, everything else was pretty simple but I noticed that none of the screws screwed in smoothly, I had to use a lot of force for most of the screws and eventually pulled out my power drill even though I didn't want to use it on the plastic parts. Beware that once assembled, the treadmill looks "cheap." The dashboard is completely plastic and very basic but the treadmill itself serves it's purpose. I just focus on my incline and speed and am able to see how many calories I've burned or the distance I've gone. There is a little lip on the dashboard so you could sit a magazine up there and there is a cupholder as well. I do have a hard time reaching the middle bar for balance, it is an awkward reach so I focus on using the extended side bars for balance instead. I would say it is a good "starter" treadmill. As I get into shape and require more functionality, I may graduate to something more advanced but in the meantime I am content. Don't try to assemble this on your own, the bed of the treadmill is VERY heavy. Happy shopping.

This item was not hard to put together. It did not function correct once assembled. I was looking forward to using this product. I had to break it down and put it in its box. Make sure you keep the box just in case!

Just got the machine extremely difficult to assemble. When we finally got it together it is now stuck in the incline position. Very dissapointed.

No Manual, I had to download from internet. After 3 hours to assemble it, the belt went to the wrong way. I spent 2 hours with the support to find out that cables were plugged uncorrectly from the factory. It works, but makes a lot of noises when speed is faster than 4.0. I have just bought but my feeling is that it wont last long.

This is a great treadmill. It has an ease of use. It is not hard on your joints. It is a fairly quiet machine. It has bells and whistles on it. Definatly get a lot for the price.