Check out this ebay link:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1582967001

Best features are "Features a positive steel gear system which eliminates cables (can break!) and hydraulics (can leak!) Wheel detaches to give you room for forward stretching and proper body positioning."

 

We used to have the "hydraulic" type that used to leak all over the dojang floor!

 

As a beginner, I loved it because it gauged my progress in achieving better forward split. (has notches or numbers on dial so you can see how you are progressing) ...other than that, the old fashioned floor v-stretch is the same...(actually if you can position a 2 heavy objects just inside your foot/ankle area to widen and apply pressure in keeping your legs apart .... like two wavemaster heavy bags, then it works in the same way sort of although you cannot gradually crank the legs slowly apart)

 

Not a bad price either!

I didn't know such a thing existed. I'll have to check my local stores.

Thanks for the site i love ebay lol

We have one of those at our dojo, it's really nice.