Sportcraft Treadmills - Lowww End

Sportcraft treadmills are late entries from Sportcraft, Ltd., a long-time producer of indoor and outdoor games and sports equipment and darling of mass-market chains like K-Mart, Wal Mart, and Target, all of which have named it a vendor or supplier of the year.

As might be expected from a company servicing the discount market, Sportcraft treadmill models are low-end. 

Sport Craft currently offers ten models, including the Power Swing II, a combination treadmill and arm pulley system available at Wal Mart.

Top-of-the-line is the TX 795.

Belts And Pulleys

The Sport Craft TX795 is equipped with a 3.0 HP motor for speeds up to 12MPH and powered incline.

One-touch buttons control incline and speed, the TX795 treadbelt is 19.5x57" and the cushioned deck supports up to 300 lbs.

Programming includes six preset workouts and a grip pulse gives readouts of heat rate along with displays of time, distance, and lap count.

The Sportcraft TX795 has a fold-away design.

The Power Swing II has a 2.25 HP motor and can go up to 10MPH, its deck adjusts to three positions and has a cushioned walking surface of 16x50", pretty small.

Its main feature, however, is the pulley system affixed to the tail end allowing the user to get an upper-body workout by pulling on the pulley handles while walking. 

It goes for under $600 at Wal Mart.

Warranties on Sport Craft treadmills cover the frame for lifetime, the motor for 10 years, parts for 1 year and labor for 90 days.

Sportcraft has gotten off to very rocky start even for an economy class product line. TreadmillDoctor, in their review, found serious problems in the electronics and rate the quality of the Sport Craft treadmills poor throughout.