SO:
A. I ordered it online, obviously.
B. I got ONE phone call, to set up a delivery date and time...
C. Driver came on the day scheduled, almost to the end of the 4 hour window..1-5/came at 4:45
D. Driver was extremely competent and nice/friendly....ABF Freight was the company
E. Treadmill comes in a box about 36" x 84" and nearly 2 feet high, on a skid, which is basically a long pallet, in this case, 2 short pallets nailed together...
F. Driver stopped short of my house so as to not block anyone's driveway..He then lowered the treadmill on his liftgate to the ground and pallet jacked it right into my garage...I would suggest getting your car(s) out of your garage
G. I SHOULD have asked him to help me just hand carry it into the house and given him a tip...I did not, much to my later frustration..
H. I popped the box open and took out all the loose parts and took them inside the house..At least 100 pounds of console and support arms, etc...
I. This left the deck itself, with the motor attached...Leave the velcro'd strap on it until you get it inside...
J. Deck itself is VERY HEAVY! I'm 6'2" and 233 pounds and used to doing things myself and I still struggled to lift it, partially due to the weight, and partially due to it just being awkward...
K. IT WOULD NOT FIT through ANY doors flat...My house is relatively small (1344 sq feet) and many doors are only 32" and not 36" and where they are 36", the angles/distances involved from door to the nearest wall made it nearly impossible to drag it in alone...
My Solution:
Had to (luckily I had a hand truck!) use my hand truck....BUT, I had to:
A. Open the garage door And the 10'6", swinging side gate...
B. Go out the garage door, then around the corner and through the hinged gate...
C. Then across my back lawn, (at night, no less!) and then up 2 deck steps, which thankfully, were brand new, along with
a brand new deck...
D. THEN, with my 6' sliding glass door (36" opening) was STILL not able to get the treadmill through width-wise!
E. So, I had to set it down on the deck without the hand truck, and lay carpet over the sliding glass door threshold and THEN turn the whole deck on edge and slide it in...Even turning it on edge from one end was a pain...Did I mention that it's heavy and awkward?
FINALLY got it inside and then was able to mostly roll it around on it's wheels, still not easy with my smallish house...
Biggest Assembly Head-Aches and why you need two people:
The support arms are self-supporting so they are easy..
The console however, is a 3-handed job, and very annoying to do alone
BUT, probably the worst part is the "trim" pieces for up near the console..You have to get them oriented correctly, AND
make sure they are slid onto the support arms BEFORE you get the console attached...AND, the very worst part is that the tiny screws to hold them in place, go WAY up inside each plastic piece, into a hole you can't even see..
SO You Will Need:
2 Strong People+
A strong flashlight
A magnetized Phillips screwdriver
An allen/hex key set of your own, as the one that comes with
it is kind of a joke
BUT, it's worth the effort as this (so far, anyway) seems like a well-built/sturdy treadmill with a strong motor...
And the belt is plenty big enough for someone tall....6'2"+
It's also good for someone heavy, although I forget the weight limit..I think it's 320 pounds?
It's definitely NOT fancy though....
The fan is super weak...The display is very very basic....although it does come with a wireless heart rate monitor...Not sure how accurate it is...It seemed at least consistent in it's readings, not wavering around really at all....
The bluetooth speakers are a nice touch and I used them originally, but haven't used them again as I couldn't pair/connect the second time I tried, even though F63 was one of the devices paired to my phone..Not sure why....
I have a 58" LCD tv a few feet away, mounted to the wall on a swivel arm, so I can turn the TV left to right like 120° or so, which makes it easy to watch content while walking....
Treadmill is pretty quiet too....I was watching tv with the sound only about a 1/3rd of the way up with no problems...
It also comes with some lube, but I haven't had to use it yet...
There are LOTS of pockets for storing various things...4-(2 On each side)-On the console, and a longer one down low, between the support arms...And the lower support can be used to drape something over it, like a towel...
Tablet holder worked well to hold my phone and would work as well to hold a tablet..Not concerned about that...

All in all for $975 out the door with tax and FREE SHIPPING! it's a great value...Much sturdier than any in the $600 range are going to be, that's for sure....
It's probably overkill for smaller people, such as women, kids, and small men...But that means that they can run on it
and not stress the machine..I'm sure I COULD run on it, when I am back in shape at least...

BUT:
I'd not invest in a treadmill again...I'd probably be better off doing what I did the last time I focused on my fitness and lost 43 pounds...Walk Outside Every Day and cut back on garbage food and sodas and drink TONS of water and eat light lunches..
I'm not as motivated now though...I've walked on it about 3 miles so far, when I used to walk that far every day, if not further....
SO, it's cool, but you HAVE to use it, or else it's a waste of time and money....
I spent this much on it so I could guilt myself into using it...which has only worked part of the time...

Be Aware: The cord is very short...AND very thick..Due to the amps the unit pulls from the wall..DO NOT use an extension cord with this unit if you can help it, and if you do, make sure the extension cord is at least as thick as the
treadmill's cord, if not thicker/heavier gauge...Also, it's best (if you can) to keep this on it's own circuit..I do not, and haven't had problems so far, but conceivably, you could overload the normal 15 amp circuit and trip it....
IF the unit won't turn on/stops working, check the circuit breaker to see if it was tripped...If so, unplug other devices that might share the same circuit...

YMMV

I ordered this treadmill on April 28. Estimated arrival was May 12 to May 23. I received a call on May 2 saying it would be delivered on May 5. Only 7 days after I ordered it. Awesome driver and service. He put it in the garage right where I wanted it. It was very heavy. I took all the parts except the deck in the house. I waited for my kids to bring it in the house as it had to be turned sideways to get past the door. It took a couple of hours to put it together. The hardest part for me was the cover for the handle bars. The rest was pretty easy.
I put it together by myself but would have been easier with an extra set of hands. It runs very quiet and smooth. My last treadmill was a Sole F65. It finally gave up after 7000 miles and 14 milion steps. Hope this on last as long. Mastering Mayhem has an excellent Video on UTUBE with step by step Instrutions.
Thanks Sole for a great treadmill

Worked well after putting it together, and on initial test. This is a proper and BIG treadmill!

A review here said that you need two people preferably to move the deck (which is the biggest part of the shipment). The deck and associated packaging take up the entire length and width of two pallets. Without the packaging it is still much longer than a single pallet. So if you are lugging this a substantial distance, I would say you need three people. I had a hand truck which got me up a hill from my garage to my front door (no direct access sadly), but getting it in the door was a mammoth struggle.

Once in, putting it together is not exactly hard, it's more frustrating in some parts. Instructions are not very detailed. Parts do not have labels. Many holes do not line up as they should, on mine one hole is actually substantially smaller than the bolt that is supposed to go in it. Luckily, that was only for a lower cover.

Screws and hole positioning for the under arm covers are terrible. Two of us tried collectively for a couple hours. It is not worth the effort for a part which pretty much is just decorative. Make it better SOLE. How do you fix a screw you cannot see in a hole you will not see, which is supposed to line up with its mate on the inside? And there isn't a way to tell if you are aligned. And you have to deal with 4 of these.

Other than that solid treadmill! It is big so if you are concerned about fitting in a small apartment, your concerns are very legitimate! Let's hope it works over the long run without issues.

In our case we wanted a treadmill to replace two pieces of exercise equipment: an Inspire Cardio Strider 2 and an older treadmill. I share the house with my parents and got the Cardio Strider 2 for my father after he had heart surgery several years ago. At the time, we thought it was a good investment but all the sitting hurt his hip and found the treadmill to be a better use of exercise time. I still used the CS2 because the treadmill is old and can really only be used to walk on it since its tread isn't all that wide (17") .

So now we took the dive on this bad boy to replace two pieces of equipment. To start, the shipping company used was fantastic. They put the thing on a dolly and put it where we wanted it. This is already an improvement with our CS2, as it was literally dropped off in the street and we had to slide it into the driveway, open the box, and bring it in piece by piece. The shipping company used here for the Sole treadmill was proactive in calling us and sending us a robocall when they were on the way on the day of arrival. In fact, we had gotten the robocall and I was getting ready to go outside to meet them when they rang the doorbell! It was fast and efficient.

Once we got the box opened we took the items downstairs. The main platform is very heavy and you have to be smart in how you move it down steps. My initial plan of attack was to spring open the hydraulics as soon as it got to floor level. However, in our case, we have a door that is right at the end of the stairs and the unit cannot fit through it as the unit is too wide for our frame. So we kept the platform collapsed and bound with the secure guard wrap (basically how it arrives) and slide it down that way, got it through the door, and *then* sprung open the hydraulics.

After sliding this beast down the stairs getting it assembled was incredibly easy. I took my time to read the instructions and in assembling it, but it took about an hour when all was said and done, I would say.

I have used this thing twice now and have been very impressed with it. Especially for the price. I did see a review about short handles but I think that is how all models in this price range are set. The handles for this unit are longer than our old one. I am about 5'9" and a little taller than my father and we both reach the handles just fine and feel they are adequate.

One note though, when the model inclines the handles do not, so the higher you incline the lower the handles go. This is fine if you don't mind bending over a little while you incline and want to hold the rails. Others might have a problem with this so it is worth mentioning.

In my case, I get a very good workout @ 3MPH at an incline of 5. Anything beyond 5 and the handles feel like they are getting away and I have to lean forward more than I would like.

But most importantly, it feels very solid and sturdy, which is important to me as I use it to run. The 20" of tread width is great, too. I haven't gotten quite comfortable with running at speed, but I do not see myself running faster than 6.0MPH on this, and am breaking in at 5.0MPH to start. I run as far as I can and then do the walk + incline for the remainder, to both get myself familiar with the unit while also trying to get back in shape.

One last note is that I contacted the seller while this thing was being shipped and they were extremely prompt and courteous. Very happy with this purchase and the party that manufactures it!

I had been looking for a treadmill and after going back and forth, I settle for this one. It took my husband and I a whole minute to put together. Once saw couple videos and follow instructions we got it al set and love it. I can walk any time any day. It is pretty big but we love it.