Bells of Steel Cable Tower
A wall- or rack-mounted cable tower in plate-loaded or 110/210 lb stack versions, with a 2:1 default ratio and a 1:1 adapter in the box.
Specs
| Length | 31 in, including base, pulleys and mounting brackets |
|---|---|
| Width | 28.5 in (724 mm) |
| Height | 80.75 in (2,051 mm) |
| Tubing size | 2.3 x 2.3 in (60 x 60 mm) |
| Tubing thickness | 14-gauge (2.0 mm) |
| Hole size | 5/8 in |
| Max cable capacity | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Pull ratio | 2:1 default, 1:1 with the included adapter |
| Cable travel, 2:1 | 107 in (110 lb stack), 97 in (210 lb stack), 118 in plate-loaded |
| Cable travel, 1:1 | 60-1/2 in (110 lb stack), 50-1/2 in (210 lb stack), 64 in plate-loaded |
| Pulley material | Nylon (plate loaded) or aluminium (weight stack) |
| Warranty | Limited lifetime on frame, 90 days on cables and pulleys |
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 cables in a home gym without giving a functional trainer the floor
- You want the choice of 2:1 travel or 1:1 load from the same tower
- You want plate-loaded now with the option of a stack later
The detail
The 2:1 and 1:1 adapter is the feature, and Bells of Steel includes it rather than selling it. At 2:1 you get long cable travel — 107 inches on the 110 lb stack — and half the load at the handle, which is right for flyes, face pulls, and anything where range matters more than weight. Switch to 1:1 and the same 110 lb stack pulls 110 lb at the handle with 60 inches of travel, which is right for rows and pulldowns. Most towers pick one and make you live with it.
Read the travel figures carefully, because they are the honest trade. The bigger stack gives you less travel: 97 inches against 107 at 2:1, 50-1/2 against 60-1/2 at 1:1. That is geometry — a taller stack has less room to rise inside the same 80.75-inch frame.
The plate-loaded version has the most travel of all (118 inches at 2:1) and no stack to run out of. It is also slower to change weight and needs somewhere to keep plates.
The 250 lb max cable capacity is the ceiling regardless of version. For most cable work that is more than enough; for heavy lat pulldowns at 1:1 it is worth checking against what you actually pull.
Pulley material differs by version: nylon on plate-loaded, aluminium on the weight stack. Aluminium runs smoother and lasts longer.
At 2.3 inch, 14-gauge tubing with 5/8-inch holes this matches the Bells of Steel residential rack pattern rather than a 3x3 standard. The 90-day warranty on cables and pulleys against limited lifetime on the frame tells you exactly which parts wear.