Homemade grease/inspection pit

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Just a crazy person that wanted a grease pit. Watch as I hand dig a grease pit. I talk about why I did it and some of the decisions I made. I welcome comments on future upgrades.

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  • @curtisbeesmith
    @curtisbeesmithАй бұрын

    Nice job! Wish i had one.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks! Alot of work. But they are handy.

  • @JieZhou-yf9dn
    @JieZhou-yf9dn10 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Very honest and humble dude. You inspired me a lot. 👍

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @DellAnderson
    @DellAnderson7 ай бұрын

    Wish you had some pictures of the pour, but I'll bet you had more on your mind that day than making video! The result looks awesome. I saw in another post you reinforced the block, filled with concrete, then poured around that. It sounds like you're going to reinforce the pit edges with steel angle of some kind (trying to picture this) which is what I've seen on commercial pits to avoid chipping and cracking edges. Hope you'll post more. Subscribed.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    7 ай бұрын

    Yes I wish I had gotten more pictures of the pour to. It was a rush with so many things on my plate. Plus my dad was helping. He is a old timer. "I don't want my picture on the innerweb" 😆 Yes I have rebar gridded inside the block and joints. Then poured full of concrete. I was going to reinforce the edges. But as I look at my garage floor where I drive in every day. It never has chipped so think ill leave it. Im thinking of putting angle iron on the inside of the pit so I can floor the top and remove it if I want. Hopefully this summer I'll have a updated video. Thanks for the comment!

  • @user-rc6wn8wc1u
    @user-rc6wn8wc1u4 ай бұрын

    A lovely job

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @JohnMillerBRAND
    @JohnMillerBRAND11 ай бұрын

    Love the video! Enjoyed the process

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I appreciate it!

  • @Thomas1000RR
    @Thomas1000RR11 ай бұрын

    Awesome build dude! 6 feet deep, I'm a shorter guy and I would probably not reach up working on a truck. But I guess you could have a stepping stool for shorties.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I didn't want to bump my head on low riders. 😆 When pressure washing a frame its nice to have room for the wand. Iv had some trucks in there that I needed to use blocks to reach the oil filter. I'll be doing a video on a 2x4 folding ladder soon.

  • @vegasheat120
    @vegasheat1206 ай бұрын

    Very Nice, Job Well Done.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @user-lg9lg4rh7u
    @user-lg9lg4rh7u7 ай бұрын

    Nice!

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @coleyoungren9207
    @coleyoungren92073 ай бұрын

    Great video I enjoyed that a lot, what do you use to pull your oil from the pit?

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    3 ай бұрын

    I use the HF 5 gallon oil drain dolly. Sku# 90582. Once it's full I unscrew the funnel. Then carry to container out.

  • @coleyoungren9207

    @coleyoungren9207

    3 ай бұрын

    @@projectponderer great thank you so much.

  • @no1medic
    @no1medic8 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I appreciate it!

  • @ThinkBuildTest
    @ThinkBuildTest11 ай бұрын

    Great job! Like everyone always tells me. Make sure to vent the pit before use because of heavy gases. Do you think you will have any issues with rain water finding its way in?

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    11 ай бұрын

    I usually have a fan going. Just in case. No water problems. On one side it is 20 inches off the ground. On the side that you drive in the over hang keeps it out. I suppose a really large Storm could blow some in. But hasn't yet. If it does ill use it to clean the pit. 😆 As far as ground water. Both gutters push water away. I Still need to pipe one underground. The garage is on a hill so all water flows away. I done block walls, then rebar and poured concrete inside. Then concrete on the outside of the walls. Even when it was just dirt it was dry. So hopefully if I get cracks it will stay dry.

  • @ThinkBuildTest

    @ThinkBuildTest

    11 ай бұрын

    @@projectponderer I know you have done more thinking on this than anyone will give you credit for, great job! Having the hole in the center of a roof I feel gives us tons of protection from soil swelling and contracting. You will probably be fine.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ThinkBuildTest thanks I appreciate it. Watching you go first gave me the fever for one. :)

  • @oby-1607
    @oby-16073 ай бұрын

    Man, I would hate to fall in that pit.

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    3 ай бұрын

    Yes me to! 😆 I'll have a ungrade video come soon.

  • @erikcarvalho8709
    @erikcarvalho87097 ай бұрын

    Gostei muito parabéns

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much 😊

  • @loong111
    @loong1118 ай бұрын

    42" ...nice and wide. Do you plan on covering it? Has anybody fallen in yet?

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks. If I find a good deal on material I will more than likely make a cover for when its not in use. Noone has fallen in it. Ppl seem to be scared when around it. 😆 I'll do a update video this summer. I have a few plans for the pit.

  • @mrblack61
    @mrblack6125 күн бұрын

    The pit looks great mate, top job 👍. Im doing one now thats pretty much same dimensions as yours, 110cm wall to wall by 6m long. Im gonna have 2" angle on top and cast into the walls to slide a beam jack/place floor boards, bolting them to the side as you suggest I think might get in your way some and strength might be an issue without a wall under it. Re jacks Ill probably be making one that has a sliding trolley to have better access to hubs and suspension etc Heres a commercial one with a price to match:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/q4Gbm9Kzn6q-YJM.html Or home brew, im thinking something in between:- kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZWX1Nykl8fFY6w.html Only limit is the imagination eh. I don't really get the whole lift vs pit thing, all of them have pros and cons for different work and are site dependent. Keep on truckin, Cheers D

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    25 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I definitely agree. I look forward to seeing it.

  • @keysautorepair6038
    @keysautorepair60386 ай бұрын

    Should have made the steps out of concrete the whole length of the wall.

  • @silverdragontaylir8252
    @silverdragontaylir825210 ай бұрын

    I dry poured my floor

  • @projectponderer

    @projectponderer

    10 ай бұрын

    I'd you do block or poured walls? How did the floor turn out?

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