RACATAC 01RAC3 Kneeling Sitting Creeper

I have been laying wood and tile flooring for years and I was getting to the point where I could not do the kneel down and hunch over anymore. This thing is a live saver. Of note I have not purchased the chest pad but I can only imagen how that would make this even better! I have installed about 1000sqft of wood flooring, removed 2500 sqft of tile and installed about 3000 sqft of tile with this thing and its still going like the day i got it. Well worth the money.Pro:Large wheels so they will not get stuck and there are 5 wheels so the balance is great. Great knee pads and they are replaceable or you can add additional to it for more padding if you need. Seat is great and super comfortable. The little tray it comes with is perfect for holding tile spacers or applicable tools you will need for install.Con:If you do not have one knee down on the pad and are only sitting on the bike seat you have to lean forward or it will tip backwards.

I bought this for my husband who is a contractor. He loves this cart and uses it when working on floors or baseboards. He even uses it in the garage when working on his vehicles. Helps him with back and knee pain associated with bending down and working on projects. Very sturdy and heavy duty.

I often find myself kneeling for extended periods of time at work and this has been my savior. No more aching knees or sore feet and mobility is increased. Highly recommend for any kneeling intensive activities.

The cart makes a lot easier for doing tile and hardwood floor and the seat actually helps your back so your legs aren’t all cramped up very well put together

I think the price of this stool is worth every penny! When considering the total cost of my walking deck project alone I saved money as the cost of my assistant would have been 80 hours of work but was cut to 32 due to the efficiency this stool introduced to the workflow.Despite what might sound like complaints below this work stool is AWESOME overall. I was installing 100 walking deck decking planks over a subfloor/low slope roof and later I will be installing 1800 sq ft of vinyl flooring planks on the interior of the house. I installed the first 10 decking planks without this stool. The remaining 90 decking planks I installed using this stool. For the first 10 planks I averaged 1.25 planks per hour while using my regular knee pads and my back and was killing me after the first day of work (8 hours). I did the remaining 90 planks in 3 x 8-hour days (3.75 planks per hour) and had only minor soreness in my back.As mentioned below I may make some minor adjustments before using this stool to install 1800 sq feet of vinyl floor planking on the interior of the house.Recommended upgrades: Other than the below two mentioned minor issues/items it would have been nice to have a small tray behind and just below the seat for storing items or maybe a power tool loop for holding an impact driver etc..Two minor issues that might not be easily overcome.Minor issue 1): The frame that holds the wheels rubs on the lower part of my shin. I did not look to see if the wheel location prevents it from being moved so you have more shin clearance. I expect at some point I will wrap this area of the frame with some sort of padding to relieve the contact area a bit. Whatever I wrap it with just needs to be thin (to not increase the pressure) and yet thick enough to spread out the contact surface to reduce the slight amount of pressure felt. I expect if I was more flexible this would not be an issue at all.Minor issue 2): The knee cups are too narrow to allow the comfortable wearing of my regular kneepads when using the work stool. I did not attempt to remove the existing padding as it was working well when I used the stool but due to the work I was doing I needed to repeatedly get out of the stool and walk 20 feet to the other end of the work and then lay down and reach under some framing to adjust the final fit. This adjustment had to be made while prone so I had to kneel then lay down and my regular kneepads would have helped my knees.

Seems like a great idea for anyone with bad knees or back that are prone to further injury or soreness.I remodeled an entire house and had many uses in mind for this but never used it. It sits in garage - brand new. Problem is that wheels can dent softwoods, chip tiles before grout, rip underlayments, just think of the weight of your body being concentrated on four small wheels - especially the front two.I loathe tile and floor work due to the stress on back and knees I thought this would save me a lot of pain but despite my best efforts could not find an application to actually use it. To be fair much of the work I planned to use it for was 2 bathrooms of tile and 1700 sqft of engineered wood floors.The wood floor required nails and a pneumatic nailer (which only works when standing to properly work.)The tile jobs were a no go because of Schluter underlayment and/or underfloor heat cables.The unit is a solid, well built product. If you think you need it you just might. I imagine I will find a use for it in the future.BTW I bought the chest support with it and really think it would have been helpful - especially when setting tile.One last thought: I think if you have an assistant to bring material and cuts to you this will work great. Otherwise you are still faced with getting up and down to fetch and cut pieces for install.

Why didnt I buy one of these 20 years ago? I am a contractor of 20+ years. I don’t know why people are complaining about it hurting their knees. I was just in one all day and it was amazing, 1000 times better than crawling around on hands and knees. Not just for flooring installers, can be useful for any job that requires you to be working close to the ground. It’s well built and adjustable, a good purchase