Thinking of investing in a Quickjack.

[madmac]

has any one thought about or built a pit?
just wondering, i am going one way or the other 2 post / scissor /pit.

my garage is small and i don't want posts in the way max jack

my ceiling is low and i will not have to set up a sunk in floor scissor lift.

pit is cheapest by far but i have never worked in one.

[WillH]

Originally Posted by madmac

has any one thought about or built a pit?
just wondering, i am going one way or the other 2 post / scissor /pit.

my garage is small and i don't want posts in the way max jack

my ceiling is low and i will not have to set up a sunk in floor scissor lift.

pit is cheapest by far but i have never worked in one.

Check your municipal rules as I believe they've been outlawed. From the garage journal...
"Most local councils have banned them due to people having been asphyxiated by oxygen depleting gases that collect in them(Like CO from exhausts)and explosions caused by vapours.
Places that work on heavy equipment generally still have them but most now have forced ventilation."

[madmac]

i don't spend a lot of time worrying about rules and regulations.
(they still exist and are in service in some places)


i have spent 20 plus years working with automotive fumes, gases , and dangers.
i just have never worked in a pit and am wondering how they would work in regards to boxsters.if i had to pull?drop a motor?

[Oldcarguy]

Originally Posted by madmac

. . . i just have never worked in a pit and am wondering how they would work in regards to boxsters if i had to pull?drop a motor?

During my muscle car days in the late 60s and early 70s I bummed use of a couple of pits at the gas stations where my friends worked. I much prefer working with a lift. Drive over pits do nothing for you if you're doing brake or suspension work, or if you need to remove wheels for component access. IMHO a pit would not be a great assist for Porsche engine removal because you need to support the engine, detach all connections from the car and then either lift the car or lower the engine to remove. Even if you manage to remove the engine, you would need to then hoist it out of the pit.