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Hoist Fitness Commercial Vertical Knee Raise / Dip CF-3252-A
Hoist CF-3252-A Commercial Vertical Knee Raise Machine and Dip Station
The Hoist CF-3252-A is a commercial vertical knee raise machine with a built-in dip station. It gives one standalone frame for hanging knee raises and parallel-bar dips, and it suits gyms, studios, and serious home lifters who want a dedicated core and triceps station rather than an all-in-one tower.
Decision Snapshot
- Footprint—54.25 in L x 34.25 in W
- Frame height—67.50 in
- Machine weight—178 lbs
- Max exercise weight—400 lbs
- Stations—vertical knee raise and dip
- Best fit—one dedicated core station
What the CF-3252-A Actually Is
It is a single-station bodyweight machine from Hoist's CF Commercial Freeweight line, priced at $968.00. Two movements happen on it and nothing else: hanging knee raises with your forearms on the angled rests and parallel-bar dips on the lower grips.
What muscles does a vertical knee raise machine work on? Knee raises load the abdominals and hip flexors while your shoulders and lats hold you steady against the frame. Move to the dip grips, and the work shifts to the triceps, front deltoids, and lower chest. That is the honest scope of the machine.
Hoist has built strength equipment out of San Diego for decades, and Hamilton Home Fitness carries 68 models from the brand. This station opens the full hoist range at a price, which makes it the least expensive way to put hoist frame quality on a floor.
Why a Dedicated Station Wins
Because a tower charges you for exercises you may already have covered elsewhere in the room.
What should you look for in a vertical knee raise machine? Almost every listing answers with an exercise count—six moves, eight moves, a complete gym in one frame. That number tells you nothing about whether the machine gets used. A pull-up bar bolted to a knee raise station is dead weight if there is already a rig or a doorway bar ten feet away, and it forces the frame taller to make room for a hang.
Choose a dedicated knee raise and dip station when the room already has somewhere to pull from; choose a tower when it does not. That single question sorts most buyers faster than any feature list.
On a busy floor there is a second argument. A tower is one queue for four exercises. Two separate stations move a circuit along, which is why commercial rooms so often split the pull work from the core work rather than stacking it. If you do need the pull half separately, our pull-up bars and towers sit in the same category.
The Upgrade Path Buyers Miss
Hoist designed this frame to grow, and its own specification says so: the Fitness Tree is listed as an optional attachment, sold separately, that adds exercises to the machine you already own.
Read the competing listings and you will not find that anywhere. A boxed tower is a sealed decision—the pull-up station is welded in, you paid for it on day one, and if it goes unused, you cannot subtract it. Here the pull decision waits until your floor actually asks for it.
Be clear-eyed about the arithmetic, though. Buying the base station now and the Hoist Fitness Tree CF-3962-A later costs more in total than buying one combined frame outright. What staging buys you is flexibility and a shorter frame in the meantime, not savings.
Add the Fitness Tree CF-3962-A.
- Price—$1,572.00
- Adds pull-ups, chin-ups, and climbing grips
- Best for—one station, full bodyweight range
Choose the Body-Solid GVKR82B.
- Price—$665.00
- Adds—an integrated pull-up station
- Best for home gyms on a tighter budget
Add the CF-3252-A to your cart now and let the room tell you later whether the Fitness Tree earns its place.
Key Features
Every line below is something you feel during a set, not a number off the spec sheet.
- ✅ Two grip sets for knee raises and dips
- ✅ Angled armrests hold your torso steady
- ✅ Angled dip handles suit wider shoulders
- ✅ Step in and train, with no setup time
- ✅ One frame covers core and triceps work
- ✅ Built on the Hoist CF commercial line
- ✅ Takes the Fitness Tree as a later upgrade
- ✅ Low frame keeps overhead space free
- ✅ Handles heavy users plus added load
- ✅ No weight stack or plates to maintain
- ✅ Custom upholstery colors on request
- ✅ Ships nationwide from our Tennessee base
- ✅ Backed by the Hoist manufacturer warranty
Full Specifications
The list below covers what Hoist publishes for this model. Anything the manufacturer does not state is left out rather than estimated, so you are reading the same detail our team reads before a build goes out. Hoist reserves the right to change product specifications, design, and function at any time.
Build and Stations
- Model—CF-3252-A
- Product line—Hoist CF Commercial Freeweight
- Hand grips—two sets, knee raise and dip
- Arm rests—angled for stable positioning
- Dip handles—angled for varying user widths
- Optional add-on—Fitness Tree CF-3962-A
Warranty and Documents
- Warranty holder—original purchaser only
- Warranty scope—manufacturer defects only
- Covered against workmanship and materials
- Condition—normal use or service
- Full terms—via the Hoist Support link
- Documents—manual, warranty, brochure, specs
- Listed as HOIST, private invoice only
- Category tag—Commercial Workout Machines
Who It Fits, Who Should Skip It
The hoist accommodates different body widths through the angle of the dip handles rather than through adjustment, so the frame fits you as built. That suits some rooms and rules out others. Pair it with the rest of your bodyweight training gear, and the fit question gets easier to answer.
A good fit if you:
- Already have a pull-up bar in the room
- Want one station two people can share
- Train dips and knee raises every week
- Have a low ceiling or overhead ductwork
- Plan to add the Fitness Tree later
Look elsewhere if you:
- Need pull-ups from the same purchase
- Are furnishing a full room on a tight budget
- Want handles you can set to your own width
- Cannot leave swing clearance behind the frame
Ordering, Shipping, and Returns
You can order this station online today and have it shipped to any US state from our Tennessee warehouse.
Measure before you buy. Our 30-day return policy covers undamaged equipment in its original packaging with proof of purchase, a 25% restocking fee applies, and return shipping is yours to cover. Custom imported configurations are final sale, which is worth knowing before you request a special upholstery color.
Call 423-458-2453 for custom pricing or upholstery colors, and ask about volume rates if this is one piece of a larger order. Laying out a whole room instead? Book a gym design session and we will map the floor with you first.
Vertical Knee Raise Machine FAQs
Is a vertical knee raise machine the same as a captain's chair?
Broadly yes—a captain's chair is the core station itself, with arm pads and vertical grips. A power tower is that same station with a pull-up bar added on top, which is why the three names get used interchangeably online.
Will knee raises alone flatten my stomach?
No. Knee raises build abdominal and hip flexor strength, but no exercise removes fat from one specific area. Body composition comes from overall training and diet, and this machine is one part of that.
Is the CF-3252-A too much for a home gym?
Not at all, though it is built to commercial standards rather than residential ones. Garage and basement lifters choose it when they want a frame that will not flex under a hard set and do not mind paying for that.
How much clearance should I leave around it?
Plan for your legs at full extension in front and room to step in and out behind. The footprint above is the frame only, not the space a rep needs.
Is the Fitness Tree included in the price?
No. Hoist sells it separately as an optional attachment, and it carries its own price on our site.
Can I choose a different upholstery color?
Yes, by phone rather than through checkout. Custom colors are quoted individually and are treated as a final-sale configuration.
Put the CF-3252-A on Your Floor
Order the station today and start training on it, rather than waiting three days for a quote form to come back with a number.
Every unit ships nationwide from Tennessee with the Hoist manufacturer warranty honored in full. If you are mixing brands across a build, the wider commercial gym equipment range and the Commercial Power Squat CF-3359 sit alongside it in the same line.
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