IronMind 15" Olympic Loading Pin and Carabiner

For a product as simple as this one, it's hard to understand how they got it so wrong. The problem is that the ring on top is just too small - small enough that hooking the provided carabiner through it is not easy and takes careful alignment. So when you're done with your hip-belt squats, it's really, really difficult to unhook the carabiner and you're left in a crouching position, breathing hard, sweat in your eyes, desperately trying to get the carabiner in the right position to detach it from the loop. To fix the problem, I had to use another carabiner that I attach to the ring, then hook the first carabiner into. But this adds a good two inches to the total height, which limits the range of motion that can be achieved. They had two inches of diameter to play with, and they just stuck a tiny ring on there. Meanwhile you can find better-designed loading pins for a third of the price. There's no excuse.

This thing feels like it’s gonna last for a long time. It’s pretty well built. I thought the welding on. It was decent and was worried about that point of failure where the Caribbean attaches to, but I’ve loaded that thing and it’s been holding pretty well.

I bought this to make my own Lat/Tricep Pulley machine to attach to my squat rack. It is an extremely solid and well made loading pin that comes with an American made Omega Pacific Carabiner that attaches to the top eye hook. If you know anything about Carabiners, Omega Pacific is the best in the business. People trust their lives with these carabiners while mountain climbing. The fact that this company includes an Omega Pacific Carabiner with their product as opposed to some cheaply made Chinese Carabiner speaks for itself. There have been some people who have reviewed this product and stated that it works with both Standard & Olympic sized plates. This is wrong! I have both types of weights at the house and this particular loading pin only fits Olympic sized plates.

Very handy for lifting

Expensive for a loading pin, but will last a lifetime (I have another I’ve had for 20 years).