I was looking at Titan's Farmer's Walk handles and noticed they have a 32 mm diameter. I was expecting 27-29 mm, like a PL bar. What are other brands? Other thoughts about this?
Thanks in advance.
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Thanks in advance.
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These are 27mm. Backorder, ship date of 5/13/24 est.
silveraw
Level 9 Valued Member
Do you know anyone that has a welder? With some pipe and a scrap barbell you can make your own to individual specs.
Almost every farmer implement I've used is a home made job.
True, that. I wouldn't want those, though. I've never owned Farmer's Walk handles so I'd like to get something mainstream.
I do know a welder, but it's a project - I'll just order something, and the Titan looks good. Rogue says it's Schedule 40 1" pipe, Google says that's 1.315" (must be something even in mm).
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1.315 inches converts to 33.4 mm, so I guess about the same as the Titan.
I googled:
Rep Fitness: 32 mm
And please explain the 5" things here:
FARMERS WALK
The largest selection of heavy duty exercise equipment direct from the manufacturer for over 40 years
www.newyorkbarbells.com
But wait, there's more:
Farmers Walk Handles Pair - Barbell Style Grip Farmer Carry Bar Set | eBay
Each end of the poles has 14” of room to add your 2” weight plates up to 550LBS per bar. Mix and match your cast iron and rubber plates as you increase the weight to increase the challenge.
www.ebay.com
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And there is even more:1.315 inches converts to 33.4 mm, so I guess about the same as the Titan.
I googled:
Rep Fitness: 32 mm
And please explain the 5" things here:
FARMERS WALK
The largest selection of heavy duty exercise equipment direct from the manufacturer for over 40 yearswww.newyorkbarbells.com
But wait, there's more:
Farmers Walk Handles Pair - Barbell Style Grip Farmer Carry Bar Set | eBay
Each end of the poles has 14” of room to add your 2” weight plates up to 550LBS per bar. Mix and match your cast iron and rubber plates as you increase the weight to increase the challenge.www.ebay.com
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silveraw
Level 9 Valued Member
Adds mass to the bar, makes it require less plates, centers it, and makes it a bit nicer if it bangs on your legs.
Plus the cool factor.
Antti
Level 10 Valued Member
From what I've seen 32mm is something of a standard or close to it.
It's always felt fine to me. It's good to remember the handles don't rotate. I wouldn't compare it to a barbell.
When it comes to the implements, I far prefer top loading ones. They cost a bit extra, but to me it was worth it.
It's always felt fine to me. It's good to remember the handles don't rotate. I wouldn't compare it to a barbell.
When it comes to the implements, I far prefer top loading ones. They cost a bit extra, but to me it was worth it.
Christophe
Level 4 Valued Member
32 mm is a good thickness for farmer's. Too thin is quite uncomfortable walking with heavy weights imo.
FARMERS WALK - for a size small human like me, I think the additional diameter might actually make it more likely to bang into me - does that sound right? Having more weight towards the center seems good, though.
I am speechless.
I figure that, if I like doing carries like this, maybe the flat plates version would be version #2 for me, but for now, I'm just interested in trying what I see most of these implements look like.
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Luis T. Gonzalez
Level 7 Valued Member
I made some a couple years ago. I bought a 4x4x6 post, cut it in half. Then bought some 2" diameter pipes with the fittings that screw to the tops. Then bought a couple other 1" pipes and fittings to make the handles. And it all loads from the top for way cheaper than anything found online.
silveraw
Level 9 Valued Member
It mostly comes into play when you do turns and your gait.
silveraw
Level 9 Valued Member
If you do find a good deal on top loading ones, it is worth it. It is a lot easier to pick when they aren't rolling around.