Silverline 783160 Metal Saw Horse Twin Pack, 125 kg

I bought these to act as additional spotter bars for a Bodymax-CF480 squat rack, as the bars supplied with the rack are quite short. They are perfect for the job. I set them up just outside the rack on either side, tucked in as close as I can get them. They extend beyond the spotter bars quite some way and are the same height as I set the spotter bars for squats. They catch the bar on the outside of the weights. I wouldn't be throwing the bar off my back onto them, but when it comes to getting stuck at the bottom and doing the crawl of shame out from under the bar, they are great.

Bought a 2nd pair in May 2015, but they were quite rickety in comparison. Using them to construct a section of a shed base, 5ft x 6ft in 2 x 3 timber covered with 18mm ply, they were too wobbly and I had to go back to the first pair. They have put rubber sleeves over the stops that hold the legs in place, but that seems quite ineffective and may even make things worse. The quality seems to have declined in the past two years, so they loose a star, but they are still quite useful.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------These were of interest, because they take up little space when folded down. At 8kg for the pair they were, however, rather heavier than expected.They are more sturdy than expected, but care is needed to ensure the legs are properly locked into position, which can be a bit fiddly, or they are likely to wobble and collapse. The legs really could do with diagonal bracing.None the less these are quite sturdy, particularly for supporting vertical loads, although less so for horizontal forces along them, due to the lack of bracing.They are certainly quite long, 1m, so provide good support for wide sheets of material, but not so convenient in a confined space.Being made of metal, they are not saw friendly, and need padding with wooden battens.They are really too high for saw horses, but are fine as trestles to support work.All round these are good value sturdy trestles, but could do with some minor improvements.

When I ordered these I was concerned that they might be too cheep to be sturdy. However, unlock the workmate I ordered at the same time these are very sold and I am quite happy with them. They take a bit of force to fold and unfold them and you need to watch for your fingers getting pinched while doing so, but I think they are quite good for the cost.

This item could be a very useful addition to my workshop it is very heavy and in transit been dropped and wedged together (no fault of the product). I have sprayed it with silicon which hopefully will help separating them, I am sure now I can use a little force they will be just what I was hoping for !!!!!

Should be described as trestles rather than saw horses, although I guess people can see what they are from the picture and decide accordingly. I bought them as trestles and for less than £20 and FREE delivery they are superb with an ample load rating of 100kg each.Their weakness is probably the potential for lateral movement along the line of the beam because the legs have no bracing in this direction. However, this is only likely to be a problem if you greatly exceed their working load rating.I was thinking of adding some bespoke wooden struts to brace the legs in that direction but its highly unlikely that I will ever need to support more than 200kg across the two.Would definitely recommend.I have got another pair of virtually identical trestles from another manufacturer that are rated at 200kg per trestle and they weren't a lot more expensive.