Bells of Steel Functional Trainer Cable Tower
A standalone cable tower at 74 lb — the cheap way into cable work, with a warranty that tells you which parts wear out.
Specs
| Construction | Steel |
|---|---|
| Tubing size | 2.3 x 2.3 in (60 mm) |
| Tubing thickness | 14-gauge |
| Hole size | 5/8 in |
| Height | 2,057 mm (81½ in) or 2,306 mm (90¾ in) |
| Width | 1,591 mm (62⅝ in) |
| Length | 1,041 mm (41 in), including spotter arms |
| Product weight | 73.85 lb |
| Coating | Powder coat |
| Warranty, frame | Limited lifetime |
| Warranty, cables and pulleys | 90 days |
| Warranty, other parts | 1 year |
These figures are copied from Bells of Steel’s own published specs and were last checked on 2026-08-31. Manufacturers revise products without notice, and variants differ. Confirm anything your decision depends on with Bells of Steel before you buy.
Choose this one if
- You want cable work without a four-figure all-in-one machine
- You already own a rack and bench, and cables are the only gap
- You can spare 62 inches of width against a wall
The detail
Cables are the most-missed capability in a barbell-first home gym — face pulls, lat pulldowns, triceps work and flyes all want a pulley, and none of them substitute well with a barbell. This is the least expensive honest way to get them, at a fraction of what an all-in-one like the Force USA G20 costs and a fraction of its 1,455 lb.
The warranty is the most informative thing on the sheet, and it is refreshingly blunt. Limited lifetime on the frame, one year on other parts, and ninety days on cables and pulleys. That is not a red flag — it is an accurate description of how pulley machines age. Cables fray and pulleys develop flat spots; frames do not. Budget for a cable replacement in a few years and you will not be surprised.
The 14-gauge tubing is the spec that places this in the market. That is thinner than the 11-gauge used on the racks here, and appropriate — a cable tower carries pulley loads through a tall frame rather than a dropped barbell — but it is why this is a tower rather than a rack you would also squat in.
Width is the constraint people miss. At 1,591 mm it is over five feet across, wider than most racks, because the two pulley columns have to sit far enough apart to be useful for flyes and pulldowns. Measure the wall, not just the corner.
The two height figures reflect a configurable top position. Check which one your ceiling allows before ordering, since the taller setting is what makes a true high pulldown possible.