how much force/weight is this rated to withstand?
1083279
That would be hard to determined. Since the the effectiveness on the bar has a lot to do with the floor surface. I can say this much that it is well made and heavy .. it should be used as a means to slow down an intruder. While u call for help.. will it be used behind an entry front door or a room door? Also what type of a flooring do u have?
1083280
As other responders have posted, the door or knob would fail long before this bar would. It is a very heavy gauge steel and unlike other bars with plastic parts, this bar is incredibly heavy duty in construction. Any force sufficient to cause it to fail would have broken through your door supporting structures long before the bar would fail. Since door frames and doors are not indestructible, I use this primarily as a means for slowing entry and also to increase the sounds of someone attempting entry so as to give me more time to prepare and arm myself.
1083281
There is not a definitive answer to this question. I can say this: After a good deal of research this door jammer is hands down the best one made!!! It is worth the extra cost over the others. I bought 3 of them, one for each entrance door to our home. We tested it as much as possible without risking damaging our door and I can say there was no breach to entering. Yes, someone intent on coming in can destroy the door itself but in the meantime with the Buddybar Door Jammer you have bought yourself some valuable reaction time! The intruder has a definite obstacle to overcome!
1083282
Absolutely don't know; however, I'd like to meet the man who can break this thing. It's steel and about 3" inches in circumference. I'm sure if you go on-line you can obtain the information regarding force/weight rate you are requesting.
1083283
I don't know if that was ever disclosed in the literature that came with the unit. I do not have the paperwork anymore, but I can tell you it is most likely your door knob will break long before the buddy bar breaks or bends. If you could balance a car on top of the buddy bar, it would probably support it. It really is a heavy duty unit.
519317
I am sure it can handle to 130lbs, but 150lbs it's something that you have to take the chance.But it's very sturdy built and very strong.
1818908
Way more than strong enough. The problem I had was that they shorted me something like 8 inches so I couldn't use it for my application. Keep in mind that it will stretch when stressed. I used it to pull 250 lbs and at 25 feet it stretched several inches. For a couple of feet and with multiple strands stretching won't be an issue.
937329
Just checked my owner's manual and it says "Maximum user weight is 300 lbs." (Must be pretty sturdy!!) I haven't had mine very long so I can't tell you how durable it is. It looks cheap because it's all plastic but I haven't had any problems with it so far. I would just recommend not carrying it by the pedals or lifting the pedals forcefully which might cause them to separate from the bellows and create an air leak.
490546
It is exceptionally sturdy. I think it can handle up to 220 pounds easily. The company has a website, I believe.
2014278
Well I weigh 185 and it is really sturdy. I will assume at least up to 250 it will hold fine.
591795
It's pretty stout. .I'm not sure the actual weight load max.....but ours have books and things on it that probably weigh close to what you want to do.....I don't think you can go wrong get this.
1168769
I don't know what the weight rating for this is but it is very strong and held a TV for my wife and I for several months before we got a wall mount. We placed a 40 inch LCD TV (the TV base was about 20in) on this which it handled without problem and didn't wobble much even when bumped into.
938484
Quite sturdy. I would rate it as very durable; but then I haven't tried to damage it.
2252612
I believe it is capable to hold your weight based on the durability of the tool box. I have yet to put it to the test but will not hesitate doing so if the situation arises.
2226619
Documents in packaging stated 500 lbs.It is extremely strong and stable, i would be surprised if you would not be safe adding 20%to the rated capacity
1306292
it says 250 lbs but stretch it to 300 probably would be OK. Reason I can get 2 people onto it and it does not break. It is lo priced so risk it. ?WTHECK.
2153463
I say it is strong enough. But, since you're a bit worried. You are better off reinforce it use some packaging tapes.
1773404
5,000 lbs is what the hook is rated at. I have yet to maximize a load to this limit. The hook is very rugged, with the exception of the spring-loaded retention latch. I recommend being careful with it.
1245372
This is a strong piece of plastic and I'm sure it can handle 210 pounds. Actually, all your weight is not totally on it as your legs extend beyond the device as well as your head.
206727
kimdon't know for sure but know it held up under a full wheelbarrow of 2 50 lb bags of top soil. would definitely hold up on a payload of at least 100 lbs.hope that helps.
1588285
It is rated to 550lbs. The max weight we have had in it has been about 400lbs, which it handled with no problem.