Safco Uber Office Chair, Heavy Duty Stool, 500 lbs Capacity, Ergonomic Mesh Back, 360 Swivel Seat, 5-Star Base, Big and Tall, Black

This chair is solid! I got an over engineered chair because I knew I was going to be using it a lot in my home office once my position had me working from home almost entirely. It was fairly easy for me to put together on my own, but it is incredibly heavy. Rolling it around is great but if I ever had to lift it, I'd need help for sure. I feel like this chair is going to last many years to come and even after almost a year of using it, it shows no signs of wear. The materials, even the fabric, are really great quality. I'm a bigger gal and I have plenty of room in this chair. It's very comfortable for all day use.

It goes together like most other chairs. There weren't any instructions, although it came with a sheet of paper that claimed to be instructions. (If you've assembled one of these chairs, you shouldn't need any instructions.) You need to loosen the seat plate to get the tongue of the backrest under the plate. (Large Phillips screwdriver needed). They supply an allen wrench for the 4 screws, but if you've got a wrench set or some allen drill bits, work will go faster with less strain. This is a super-sized version of a NICE office chair. It's not a cheap chair! The extra cost is not just for the size. Metal wheels, heavy duty 5-point metal base, strong/thick (vinyl?) upholstery. Due to the size & weight, it was just a bit harder than normal to assemble. This is a chair you'll pass down to the next generation. A chair you'll see on "Antiques Roadshow 2135".

Delivery: This chair was delivered very quickly, via UPS. One large box, well packed. Pro: It was easy to assemble, snapped in the casters, set the piston support, 4 screws attached the back to the seat (with provided allen key wrench). Up and operational in under 20mins. The seat is wide, and very supportive. I elected the high back option, it is well proportions for the large seat. The tilt bad was a mild angle, feels very strong. Not unsteady. The black fabric is attractive, and appears to be durable. Cons: The seat back angles away from the front. I was forced to sit leaning forward, offered little in way of back support. This chair sits VERY high. The piston does not allow much travel in the downward area. I am a 6 footer guy, and with this chair my elbows are elevated 4 inches above my desk, looking for something around zero to 1 inch. I also prefer to have my knees are 90 degrees, but even at the lowest setting, at 90 degrees, my feet would be 2 inches off the floor. Admittedly, I do have shortish legs, at a 30 inch inseam. As you can see from the attached photo, clearance between the chair at lowest setting and the desk is less that the height of a CD (5 inches). I am a big guy over 300lbs, but under 400lbs and 6 feet tall. Reading the description I thought this would be a good fit for me, but I have to say; this chair is for someone big AND TALL. NOT JUST BIG. Probably will return and look for something with more downward travel in the piston.

Fairly simple to assemble yet quite strong. After a couple years I've started hearing some creaking from one of the casters but otherwise the chair is quite decent. The chair can tilt back pretty far or lock down, I've never been a tilt fan but it's not bad, feels solid when used. My single issue which took this down a point is that the minimum height is a little taller than I'd like, 19.5" is ok but I find my legs aren't comfortable after a while flat on the floor (I'm 6', but my legs aren't particularly long). They sell separately a shorter pneumatic tube which reduces the minimum height by 2", but since I've owned this 3 years and haven't bought that short tube yet, I guess that means this chair is good enough. I've rubbed some of the back's fabric down from turning the chair against my side desk, and it hasn't torn or come loose. The spots are worn through on the back but it's stayed contained, not giving me any trouble, so that's a good sign. The ability to buy arms for it separately is a nice choice, and I'm finally considering it after all this time. Bottom line, strong, decent, well made, sits perhaps a little too tall.

I bought this chair to replace a couple other big and tall chairs that didn't live up to their name. So far, this chair does the job. It's not the most comfortable thing in the world, but it's much better than my previous chairs. I hope the chair lasts for years, if not, I'll update this review. I got the arms too (separately), and they're a must have for me. I like that they're adjustable. UPDATE 5/27/2024: I originally purchased this chair in 2021, and it was okay. It still sort of is okay, but it's really not good. The lift has broken twice already. The first one stopped working after a 2 years, then the replacement didn't last 2 months. It was clearly not as sturdy as the original - but they claim it's the only option. Now the chair base plate is creaky and annoying. The padding on the chair is also basically non existent. The chair is not comfortable and certainly doesn't live up to its weight limit or usage claims. I'm nowhere near their weight limit claims, but it sinks down just the same. Very disappointing. UPDATE 6/24/2024: I officially hate this overpriced garbage. The chair stays too short to be comfortable, and the base is creaky and unstable. I'm not anywhere close to the weight limit of this supposedly 24/7 chair. I'm really disappointed that I need to replace this already. UPDATE: 9/2/2025: I found another product on Amazon that forced the chair to a single height. Unfortunately, the piston base is also garbage on this chair, so now that has also failed. I wish negative stars was an option.

I ordered the first on of these in 2008. I still have it and it is a little loose from using it every day for 12 years but it still works. I wanted a second one and I ordered that in 2020. It is the exact same chair. These chairs are very strong and oversized. They can hold a lot of weight without the metal wearing out. With most office chairs, the cheap metal eventually fatigues and even breaks. I have had chairs that lasted only a year or two. Not this one. I cannot recommend this chair highly enough and I am glad they still make it. It does take some assembly but a fifth grader could do it. Just follow the diagram, there are not a lot of parts and it comes with a hex key for the 4 hex bolts. If you need a strong, oversized office chair, that can hold up day after day and support a lot of weight, this is it.

Only had chair a few weeks but it is pretty nice and comfy so far. I'm a pretty big fellow and the chair seems very sturdy. I had this same chair before I purchased this one and the first one lasted me about 6 years before it broke.The frame that supports the seat cushion finally gave away after 6 years of moving my weight around on the chair and the chair would wobble around...(to much side to side movement) If this one breaks in 6 years, I'll prolly buy another. I would recommend this chair.

This is the second time I have purchased this chair in the last 10 years... They are very durable although thin on seat cushion but great on my back. The only complaint I have is the hydraulic craps out way before the chair wares out. For a chair that can handle 500lbs weight capacity one would think you would get more then the standard hydraulic. I know they can be replaced but I am not able to do that so I just keep buying new chairs. That being said this chair is prefect for me and I will buy more.