Bells of Steel Residential Bumper Plate Tree
A six-horn tree rated 858 lb total but only 143 lb per horn — the per-horn number is the one that decides how you load it.
Specs
| Construction material | 14-gauge steel |
|---|---|
| Capacity, total | 858 lb |
| Capacity, per horn | 143 lb |
| Loadable peg length | 318 mm (12½ in) |
| Length | 660 mm (26 in) |
| Width | 857 mm (33¾ in) |
| Height | 1,480 mm (58¼ in) |
| Product weight | 57.70 lb |
| Coating | Powder coat |
| Warranty, frame | Limited lifetime |
| Warranty, rubber grips | 90 days |
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 plates sorted by weight rather than stacked in one pile
- You have wall space but not floor space for a wide tree
- You want a lifetime frame warranty on storage
The detail
Read the per-horn capacity, not the total. 858 lb across the tree sounds generous; 143 lb per horn is the number that governs how you actually load it. Three 45s on one peg is 135 lb and close to the limit — so this is a tree for sorting plates by weight, not for piling everything heavy onto one convenient horn.
That is the right way to use a plate tree anyway. Sorted plates mean you grab what you need without shuffling, which is the actual benefit over a stack on the floor. The Titan vertical tree takes a different approach — one big post at 800 lb — and which suits you depends on whether you would rather sort or just stow.
At 12½ inches the loadable pegs are long enough for several bumpers each. Pair that with the per-horn limit and you get roughly three 45s or a deeper stack of lighter plates per peg, which is a sensible working assumption.
The footprint is wide rather than deep: 33¾ inches across and only 26 deep, so it sits flat against a wall without eating the room. That is the opposite trade from a square-based tree and generally the better one in a garage.
14-gauge steel is lighter than the 11-gauge used on racks, and appropriate — a tree carries static load, not dropped barbells. The warranty split says the same thing: lifetime on the frame, ninety days on the rubber grips, which are the part that actually wears.