CCM 'Sports College' Rowing Machine (from the 60's? or 70's?)

Submitted by greg m4 on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 00:49

First post here, glad I found this forum to ask about this.

(Edit: Here's a link to all of the pictures: http://imgur.com/a/ojS3J

I seem to be having trouble figuring out how to get my attached images to show up here?)

I have had this old rowing machine for years, I'm pretty sure it used to belong to my father. I have no idea when he got it. I've had it in storage for a long time, now. I just got it back out and tested it to see how and if it still worked. It seems to work fine as far as I can tell. It seems fairly well built.

The dimensions are:

Length: 53-1/4" (without extending the bar forward)

Widths: 11-1/8" (width of the base pegs that touch the floor),

21" ( width of the bar with the foot pegs on it)

18-1/8" (width of the bar with the handle grips on it)

Height: 23-7/8" (from the floor to the highest part of the seat)

The seat itself is: 16.5" wide x 13.5" deep

The way I have it set in the pictures it measures approximately 75" long when the rowing bar is fully extended forward as far as it can go.

The bar stem is 21.5" long and has around 18" of potential travel adjustment to it.

The two logos on the front of the unit read:

"CCM Registered Trade Mark, Made In Canada, Weston Ontario"

and

"Sports College, By Courage -To -The Utmost"

The only stamped product information I can find on it is:

"Made in canada

Patent Nos. 486193-647040

10170 12 64"

On the handle grips themselves I found this information: "Mod Dep. Made In Italy"

There seems to be three different leverage/ load adjustment mechanisms on the machine. As you can see in the pictures, the main adjustment knob on the front adjusts the angle of the pneumatic cylinder itself, making it easier or harder to pull based on the changes in leverage/ applied force.

The 2nd leverage adjustment option is the slotted under-seat bar with the 3 different attachment slots/ holes on each side. Then the third adjustment option is the handle bar which can be raised or lowered as needed.

Thanks