Posted by Fixerupper on December 16, 2011 at 18:35:07 from (199.120.105.202):
Or service pit for doing oil changes and service work on a truck. I'm remodeling part of the cattle shed so it will eventually be a service shop mainly for a truck but the tire changer will be in there too, and who knows whatever else. Anyway, the shop will be 40 feet long and the semi tractor is close to 30. Some of the floor is still dirt so I'll be pouring cement next summer so now's the time to come up with plans for digging in a pit for the truck to straddle. How deep should it be? My son is 6'3 I'm 6'2 so we're thinking 5'6" depth. Neither one of us can work stooped over and we figure if we need to reach up into the frame far we can use a low step stool. How wide should it be?
We were brainstorming tonight and I came up with an idea of having a track recessed in the sidewalls for a cart to run on to hold the oil drain pan, tools, or whatever. The rails should be heavy enough to hold a truck transmission, so I'm thinking 2000 lb. Air and electricity will be available in the pit. I'd like to have lights shining up from below but I can see problems with that idea unless you guys have a good suggestion.
How long is the average pit for truck service? This is not a rush job and it will not turn into one. If I do this myself I can add a lot of bells and whistles economically. The building is located on gravelly, rocky soil, moderately high profile and my assumption is there will be no problem with ground water.
What should I NOT do? Lots of questions but I'm going to run this through my mind all winter so I can hopefully have my act together next spring or summer when I can hopefully get it done. Jim
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