SUNEX TOOLS 8516 Hydraulic Shop Stool, High-Polished Chrome Finish, Hydraulic Seat Adjustment, Vinyl Padded Adjustable Seat and Backrest, Slip Resistant Feet, 250-Pound Capacity, Silver

I already had a shop stool (for my garage) but wanted one with a back. Received this one and everything about it is nice. Excellent packing, high quality parts, easy to assemble, good price.Assembly is via 12 metric screws. A simple wrench and hex tool is provided but I used my own tools which made things a little easier. I used a "T-Handle" 5 mm hex wrench and 10 mm box end wrench or socket for the locking nut. A "#2" Phillips worked well for the Phillips head screws. I appreciated the locking nut rather than the usual flat washers and lock washer often provided. These can loosen over time.The seat back is adjustable "front to bacK" but not up and down. Usage will tell if this is a limitation or not. All in all, no complaints with this stool.

Solid chair. Great addition to husband's garage workbench.

Average/comfortable seat, backrest should be higher! I think they show two hole locations on the instructions but only one is actually on the tubes. Easy to fix with a drill bit, though it should already be there.First thing I noticed was the packaging was outstanding. Well boxed and secured inside with about a dozen zip ties to keep the parts from shaking loose. Individually boxed pieces for hardware and smaller components, and a nice touch, even the instructions were independently bagged in a little zip-loc.Instructions: Hands-down the best written set of instructions I've read in the past few years. Clear, excellent prose, not confusing in any way when referring to the various parts. Only discrepancy was calling the cylinder tip "orange" which it was not (made no difference because the color was not needed to orient the part correctly). These instructions were quite obviously written by literate English speakers, and I would hope the same attention to clarity was given to the other languages as well. Even if this thing falls into a million pieces next week, the instructions alone would be worth three stars!Not that it's difficult to assemble in any way...very easy, took about 8 minutes once I got things unboxed. Tools required are a 10mm socket and ratchet, a large-tip phillips screwdriver. They provide a hex wrench/phillips combo, but it's really only good as a hex key in my opinion. The nuts are all nylock, which is a very nice touch too.Seat is lightly padded. Just another 1/2 inch of some higher density foam would be much better. Seat back is equally average, but positioned too low with no option to raise it. It has spring buttons on the supports, so drilling another hole to snap into would give you adjustment room.So, overall, I'm satisfied and would purchase it again.

Just received and assembled the shop stool. Seat has a good amount of cushioning, easy assembly, smooth hydraulic adjustments. Good height for my specific workbench. The back support is a welcome addition and one I greatly appreciate. Good product, highly recommended.

I had read a review saying this is easy to put together. Mine was not. The legs and bracing s are made of tube steel much like kitchen chairs and tables from the 50's. Some of the pieces in this kit were bent making it very hard to get this together. At one point I had to use a clamp so I could get the screw through and attach a nut. I'm saying this is what you may get and this may NOT be easy to put together. Once together however you have a solid retro looking chair that should stand up to shop rigors.

STOOL IS VERY NICE AND STURDY.........FOR PEOPLE WHO DONT USE THE BACKREST. i'm 6'2" and when I lean back the backrest is too short and too small. Not comfortable at all when i lean back. There was no way to tell this when i bought it. I had to assemble the whole thing before you install the backrest. when installed it was apparent it was too small

The stool is as advertised and works just fine for the price. The hydraulic lift failed on it after about 6 months and I didnt bother to fix it initially, but found I needed to be able to set the seat height, so I called the seller and they are shipping me a replacement! Great service. Thanks!

The media could not be loaded. I've had this stool for 14 months and it is definitely one of the stools ever. However, the hydraulic cylinder failed today so now it is one of the worst stools ever as its most expensive component no longer works. I called Sunex support and was able to talk to real people almost immediately which is nice but the fact is: the warranty for this stool, much like the stool itself, is not very good. I was given the part number for the cylinder and told I could go find the part from one of their suppliers; it turns out it is a fifty dollar part. It is not worth it for me to spend that much for a stool that only ever had aspirations of mediocrity for quality and reliability. Now I am stool shopping again and going to have to donate this thing to someone who wants a shop stool that can no longer adjust in height, has a hard uncomfortable seat and a leg design that makes it hard to rest your feet if you have large feet or large shoes/boots on.TL,DR: Mediocre quality, warranty and failure perfectly timed not in my favor, customer service responsive but useless because of lousy warranty.