As others have stated, the box and packaging is pretty terrible. There is nothing in the box but metal and plastic bags. It should be padded in some way to avoid damage. My box had some holes from shipping, but arrived undamaged.
As another user stated, the pieces screw together with no gaskets, which results in metal on metal. This is especially bad on the sections where the basket parts attach. It is basically screwing metal onto uneven metal surfaces. I cut 5 gaskets out of some old rubber and it solved the problem wonderfully. Taking 1 star off for what I think is a major flaw because the paint would be scratched off after a few assembly/disassembly cycles inviting rust very easily.
Another thing is that the screw, threaded pipe, as well as the areas around it that the paint missed are not stainless and will definitely rust in time, so I went ahead and added general purpose grease to the threads and the general connection area to keep off the rust.
Chains are nice and heavy, feels like it will hold up, especially with the changes I made. The goal looks fantastic, the paint is done well. I will be keeping it in a 3 sided shed most of the time and move it out for usage. Will update if it falls apart or rusts prematurely.
Good quality, but missing obvious improvements
As others have stated, the box and packaging is pretty terrible. There is nothing in the box but metal and plastic bags. It should be padded in some way to avoid damage. My box had some holes from shipping, but arrived undamaged. As another user stated, the pieces screw together with no gaskets, which results in metal on metal. This is especially bad on the sections where the basket parts attach. It is basically screwing metal onto uneven metal surfaces. I cut 5 gaskets out of some old rubber and it solved the problem wonderfully. Taking 1 star off for what I think is a major flaw because the paint would be scratched off after a few assembly/disassembly cycles inviting rust very easily. Another thing is that the screw, threaded pipe, as well as the areas around it that the paint missed are not stainless and will definitely rust in time, so I went ahead and added general purpose grease to the threads and the general connection area to keep off the rust. Chains are nice and heavy, feels like it will hold up, especially with the changes I made. The goal looks fantastic, the paint is done well. I will be keeping it in a 3 sided shed most of the time and move it out for usage. Will update if it falls apart or rusts prematurely.