Tha is you. Finally someone my size reviewing the Sole. It looks robust. You did an awesome job. If you can, please tell how it is 2 years later.

Just for future reference, unbox heavy stuff outside and take it in the house piece by piece.😉 The more people, the less trips.

I love this treadmill. There were a few things that were super important. I wanted a large screen (i have bad eyes). I love all the cup holders for TV remote, phone, water, towel, etc. i also needed a hand rail in front to quickly grab.

Thanks so much for the video, very informative and helpful. And thanks very much to the commentor who offered the order of assembly tips for dealing with the difficult tubes and screws. I ordered the F63 and it's supposedly arriving in 10 days. They are not offering any service other than dropping it off in your driveway because of covid, so I'm hiring some neighbor guys to help. Thanks again and God bless!

Thanks, really appreciate the warning at the end.

Agree with everything he said. During Covid - they no longer offer anything other than curbside and this was a bear to get in the house. Not only is it 300 lbs, but the box is both wide and deep as well as long. To the person in the comments who recommended taking the parts out of the box -- normally a good idea, but in this case I figure 80% or more of the weight is in the treadmill platform and motor. He's dead on about those connector covers as well. I found this video looking for tips on making that connection after 30 minutes of failed attempts. Feels like the holes aren't lining up. At least I know I'm not alone on that one.

I understand you with that case part. Very difficult took me around 45 minutes also the right front screw didn't even get that tight. It was very hard to balance the screw.

Watched another video where someone wore a headlamp to do that problematic screw, and that seemed like a good solution. Thanks for all the tips!

First, I took your advice about hiring a person to assemble it and I'm glad I did. He was by himself, but knew how to handle the pieces to get it down the stairs. He took it out of the box in the garage due to short head space on the basement door. He then slid the base unit, which is the heavy part, down the stairs. Second, I mentioned the difficulty of putting the screws in the base of the console. He said the trick is not to tighten the bolts holding the uprights until you get those screws in the console in. Not tightening leave slack in the uprights and give "play" so those screws go in easily. Or maybe Sole changed the design a bit. He put it together in 45 minutes even with me asking questions as he assemble it.

Thank you Andrew - a very good review! 👍

Thanks for the incite I appreciate it . I ordered the F63 almost the same. Great video

I really appreciate your honest and unbiased (unsponsored) review of the Sole F80. Some questions I have for you: 1. Have you had any issues with the treadmill thus far? 2. Have you needed to contact customer service in order to alleviate the issue? 3. How was it working with them? Did they try to give you the run around at all? Again, thanks for the review and would love to see an update! Its been a year and I'm curious about your journey!

I laid on my back with a light to get those tricky screws in. I spent 10 frustrating minutes before laying on my back. Once you can see it's super simple and quick

Good delivery / assembly tip, will def pay $$$

I'm with you on those screws! Sole's engineers must have had Cheshire Cat grins when they designed those placements. I saw a trick on another site and used it. Wrap a piece of masking or duct tape lightly around the screw driver and screw so the you don't have to try to hold the screw in place when you insert the screw into the tunnel...

I originally purchased another F80 in 2019 after my first one died after 10 years & 4500 miles. However, the second one had SO many issues after just about two years (replaced motor, controller board & belt) & still had issues. Finally, I complained so much that Sole Fitness send me out a brand new unit so we will see how things go.

Thanks for this video and thanks for being a amazing Dad.

Just what I was looking for. Happy to pay you and Grant to come put ours together.

Your son is awesome! Great video dude!

Thanks for the good tips👍🏽

Thank you for info, u got great help he made sure u weren’t alone :)

I got my Sole F63 2 days ago and yes incredibly solid treadmill. My husband put ours together and ran into the same problem with the casing and the tubes for the screw, took him forever to get those together, thankfully he got all 4 screws in. I would have given up but he was determined to get them in. This was the longest part of putting it together. So far so good otherwise. I'm very happy, no more going to the gym in this pandemic which I haven't done. Missed my gym time, now I can be safe.

Little piece of blue tape over inside of hole...poke screw thru barely..tape holds it...lift up to female portion of crew...push in Phillips screwdriver and tighten it down....easy....I just put together my f85

Thanks for this review and talking about how you dealt with moving it. I bought one of these last night and got it curbside pickup at Dick's Sporting Goods. I unloaded it from my truck and realized what a bear it was going to be to move, then immediately took to KZfaq to see how people dealt with this thing. I was able to move this alone, but I certainly don't recommend it. I took everything out of the box except for the deck, put the box lid back on and kept all of the styrofoam in there to protect the deck, and then used a handtruck to move the box to my basement. I would guess after moving the smaller parts, it's still more than 250 lbs for just the deck portion. Luckily, I have a yard that has only a slight decline from the main level to the walk-out. If you plan on putting this anywhere you have to deal with a lot of stairs, and especially if you intend to put this anywhere that qualifies as "upstairs," you'll want to do like this review advises and pay to have someone move it.

After thinking about trying to slide 250 pounds of boxed treadmill down the carpeted stairs, I took your advice and hired the team who moves this around and puts it together. The price is now $239, but compared to damage to the walls and frustration, it's a good deal at least for me.

Just bought the F80 and awaiting delivery and paid extra for the setup. Wondering if you've noticed any damage to the hardwood floors while rolling it forward? My office has hardwood floors, bought a mat just in case.

This appears to be an excellent treadmill. This was one of the contenders when I was searching for treadills, but the estimated time of deliovery was 50 days, which was a bit too long for me. I chose the NordiTrack Commercial 1750 instead, which should be delivered to me by next week. I paid extra for threshold delievery, so they will be bringing it to my door. What is puzzleling me is the declared weight capacity and warranty of the NordicTrack. It has a slightly more powerful motor than the F80 (3.75 CHP vs 3.50 CHP), weighs even more than the F80 (310 pounds vs 278 for the F80) but the weight capacity of the NordicTrack is 300 pounds vs 375 for the SOLE F80. I am nowhere near 300 pounds, but I hope that NordicTrack is underestimating the weight capacity. Also, the SOLE F80 has a much better warranty.

We thought we could just unbox in garage and bring it in piece by piece, but the bottom of the treadmill was still too heavy for my husband and son. I had to hire movers costing $175. So, you may as well spend the extra money for them to install and assemble. We bought ours at a sporting goods store.

This review of the setup is 100 % how I viewed it. The big things took no time to setup, but little annoying things like those plastic casings and impossible-to-align screw holes took all the time. Also, just pay the money to get it setup.

When you first put your treadmill in the corner and it was inclined, how did you get it flat before assembling it?? I got the Sole 63 and it’s inclined and I can’t get it flat to even start putting it together. Edit: it wasn’t folded up, it was inclined like you would incline it to run on an incline. When I unboxed it there was a black Velcro strap around the whole treadmill. Once I took that off , the incline sprung up and I almost got seriously injured and could not get the incline to be flat so I could put it together. ANYONE who can help me please!

Awesome details provided, I second the two cheap plastic covers which hides the console I could get one screen only on the left side, on the right side gave up. This is a cheap design and part of the entire system. Another thing I would agree is pay $200 and get professional haul and install! not worth the circus

Hey brother. I'm fixated on the T88. Is the long enough or should I wait and get one with an 80 inch deck. We're about the same size.

can you order white glove assembly can order for them to come out and install all this ?

nice review! does the increments bother you? I notice that it's only 2,3,4,5,8, and it skips?

Looks like a nice treadmill. Enjoy breaking it in!

Hi Sir, how is the treadmill? I am shopping for one now and there are SO MANY CHOICES!! I wanted to buy off SOLE website but they are not currently doing any assembly in home.

I just ordered a different model in Canada and the $200 option is not available. I would take that in a heartbeat. Still looking forward to using it however and having it for many years.

I bought a Nautilus 1700 maybe 5 or 6 years ago and it already had everything you just mentioned in your new treadmill. All I see being added to new treadmills is a bigger screen and a contract to have people tell you what to do and pay extra for that. Sad.

Good review. Does it pair with an Apple Watch? Also, have you used their app? Any tips? Lastly, did you get to do the 5k since this was right before COVID ?

Its 1599.99 now 😩

So do you recommend it?

I'm interested to hear about your Achilles treatment

Do u tested NordicTrack?Whad do u think about NT if yes.Thank you.God bless u and your family in this hard times.

Useful comment about the paid assembly but I should have seen it before.. I got a F63 today and had the same challenges in lifting 3 steps and now lying in my living room. Can’t move it down to my basement and gave up. Calling sole for assembly support :(

What is the length of this tredmill?

I just installed an F85 and wish i'd seen this video earlier. Agree totally on the lifting - luckily i had a neighbour to assist. They haven't fixed that screw problem - I too took 45 minutes and while I got the screws in easily enough in the end it was only after i realised I was never going to get them to catch with the split washers in place.

Really want this but I don’t have help and they’ve suspended in home delivery and assembly. 😭😭😭

Do you happen to have an updated review of the sole unit? I am thinking about getting this and wanted to know. They seems to be good and customer service too. Will you let me know what you think now?

I’m buying the Fuel T6 which is exactly the same as the 2019 Sole F80, just rebranded... I’ll have to take it up a flight of stairs in pieces where I’ll assemble it so I’m curious roughly how much the base with the running platform weights without all the other stuff attached.

Do you still like this tread? I can’t figure out which brand to buy from since all of them have bad BBB rating and even Nortictrack has extreme amount if complaints.

About lugging that box - how heavy are the component parts? I was thinking of getting one and opening the box in the driveway and carrying the individual parts into the house. Is there any one part that would be too heavy for two adults to carry?

how are you liking this treadmill?

How do you find the cushioning on this treadmill? I've read it is firmer or not as soft as other treadmills like Nordictrack

Now that you’ve had it for a year, would you recommend it? Any issues.

I don't see the 2018 model on their website...just the 2019 for $1000 more. would I need to call or did you get yours elsewhere? thanks! meg

How was the delivery? Take long to arrive? Also did you do the curbside delivery?

I just wanted to join in on saying the plastic covers are insanely frustrating to install and really hurt the perceived value of this otherwise remarkably well constructed machine. I laughed out loud at 10:24 because I was saying the EXACT same things! Utterly impossible to balance the screw while working against gravity, line it up with the hole through that giant tunnel without being able to see anything because the hole is so deeply recessed it is the terrestrial equivalent of a black hole, keep the plastic pieces perfectly aligned so that the two tiny holes line up, and then somehow screw it in without losing the screw. I got the front two screws in, those were tricky but not completely impossible, but the back 2 forget it. I hardly ever give up and I'm very particular about doing things right but in this case I really thought it was going to be impossible. I opted for two nearly imperceptible pieces of black T-Rex duct tape to substitute for the screws in the back of the top cover. And after seeing this video and reading the comments I don't feel the slightest bit guilty or embarrassed by this. Happy running everyone!

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! ❤❤ GREAT VIDEO!!!! ❤❤ GREAT JOB!!!! ❤❤ YOU ARE AMAZING!!!! ❤❤

Hi, why did You go with Sole, not Nordictrack? This seems to be more popular option.

I watched this whole video to see how you dealt with the plastic console finish pieces that slide up the legs.... horrible design and so frustrating to get this to line up right. Still trying to get it right. I'm considering return!!!

How has it held up?

how high is your ceiling?

lol, I would pay the extra $200 delivery to your room of choice and assemble it too.

ha that little helper of yours

cool video. This kid, though, oh my, too stinkin cute. :-)

What do you think about your Sole F80 now? I'm thinking of buying one

Updates????

Was this the 2019 version?

anyone recently buy one? how long was shipping? thanks

skip to 8:25 for the actual warning

Live life 365

Put a small piece of clay or putty on the screw head and stick it on the screwdriver when trying to hit those infernal 4 screws... it will hold them on the screwdriver long enough to seat them. You are right it is a terrible design but overall the treadmill is excellent

Hello Everyone! This treadmill is for sale! Excellent Condition - Asking $950 post.craigslist.org/k/CrnwTaSS7RGTxNaWPqWpvA/r2ERi?s=preview

I go to website to buy one of them it was 15.99$. And you told in the video 1300$

Don't assemble yourself for starters. That will void warranty at some companies

That double chin bro... go ndk keto if you want to watch those nice kids grow. It’s not what you burn, it’s what you eat. Mark Hyman is good start for ya.