Exercise Equipment, Machine by Machine

Old folding treadmill with its deck raised and locked upright in an unfinished basement beside the stairs

Treadmills

Treadmills outweigh most other cardio machines. BarBend puts the average at around 200 pounds, with sturdier running models at 300 or more. A folding model goes out with its deck locked upright. A non-folding one may have to lose its console arms to make the turn at the top of the basement stairs.

Elliptical trainer with a cracked plastic shroud next to an upright exercise bike in a carpeted spare bedroom

Ellipticals and stationary bikes

An elliptical weighs 150 to 250 pounds and is awkward rather than heavy: long, with arms that swing. Pulling the handlebars and pedal arms makes it much easier to carry. Exercise bikes are the light end at 40 to 100 pounds. The same national guide prices them this way:

Machine	Haul-away price
Elliptical	$100 to $250
Stationary or spin bike	$75 to $175
Rowing machine	$75 to $150

Multi-station home gym with a cable tower and a stack of weight plates beside a padded bench in a garage

Weight benches and home gyms

A plain weight bench runs 50 to 150 pounds and $75 to $200 to remove. A multi-station home gym is another job entirely: 300 to 600 pounds or more, bolted to a tall frame with a cable and pulley system and a stack of plates. It almost always has to be unbolted, and the plates carried out separately. Loose dumbbells and plates are dense steel, so count them in when you call; a crate of plates outweighs most of the machine.

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What Changes the Price

The figures above come from a national cost guide's full-service averages, not a Winston-Salem survey. Within those ranges, the quote moves with a few things:

Where it sits
A treadmill in the garage is a short carry. One in a basement or an upstairs bonus room means stairs, which means more time and sometimes a third person.
Whether it comes apart
A machine that has to be unbolted to clear a doorway can carry a $25 to $75 disassembly charge.
How big the machine is
An under-desk walking pad weighs 55 to 80 pounds and loads like a small appliance; a commercial treadmill at 250 to 400 pounds needs a crew.
How many machines
A full home gym (treadmill, bench, rack and plates) costs more per trip but less per item than booking each piece separately.

Sell, Donate or Haul?

A working treadmill or bike can sell or go to a friend, and that's worth trying first. Donation is harder than it sounds: Goodwill can't resell exercise equipment that has been recalled, and charities set their own rules for large pieces, as the donation pickup page explains. A machine that doesn't run is mostly steel, with some aluminum and the copper in its motor. If you're clearing out other metal along with it, scrap metal pickup covers that kind of load.

Before the crew arrives, unplug the machine, lower and lock a folding deck, and clear a path wide enough for the frame. If a machine is attached to the wall or floor, say so when you call.

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Exercise Equipment Removal in Winston-Salem, NC

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