[Lona]

A fellow Peace Corps volunteer and I broke through a concrete floor and dug our own pit by hand while we were setting up a school for young mechanics in Chile in 1961. Used cement on the walls and floor and welded up a ladder for one end. Even built cement curbs along each side to prevent car wheels from falling in. You could probably buy two regular lifts for what it would cost to dig and finish a pit today.

Quick lube centers in Virginia still use them, probably to save time raising and lowering cars on a lift but I understand they are well regulated with regard to ventilation, carbon monoxide alarms and such. A few years ago, I almost bought a house with a detached garage that had a pit. Wonder what my insurance agent would have thought about that.

Glen