Treadmill discussions: lack of power in 725T

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Hi all!  I went for the 725T + Fredrik combo treadmill desk recently.  I love it.  BUT.  

The 725T is too weak, and the motor is potentially burning out.  After 1 hour or so, the motor starts to smell.  Very ugly.  It also struggles to keep up with my 230 lbs and gets substantially slower when I start to walk on it.  I am walking at ~1ish mi/hour right now.  The other night, after using it for 3 hours, the motor started to grind un-naturally.

Clearly it is on its way out.

I am looking for a treadmill that I can use for low speeds indefinitely.  I'll only be walking as I prefer to run outside.  But I use the PC a lot for leisure, hence why I love the idea of walking on a treadmill.  

What I want:

- Motor isn't struggling when I walk on it

- Motor isn't smoldering after a couple hours at low speeds

- Motor will last

- Am willing to spend up to 1K on a used treadmill

- Will never run on it.

[Denis Quinlan]

I've been using my LifeSpan TR1200 DT for almost two months now and have none of the problems you mention.  It cost me less than $1K new.  I was about 225 pounds when I started and am down 5 or 6 since.

 

Denis