5 days to build and another week just standing over it and admiring it's total beauty. 'Erm....I've just got to pop out. I think I heard something on the.......' 'You're staring at the Pit again aren't you' '......yeah....'
Tom, if you can get some synthetic plastic matting and place some in your waste oil catchers hopper. It prevents splashback and makes retrieving the sump plug without fishing around in oil sludge
A superb job Tom, you should be really proud of that. As far as costings are concerned ( it is very rare for UA-cam people to actually cost work ) you will get your money back in no time. Plus, saving time and effort not crawling around on the floor. I'm into vintage vehicles ( I do my bit on my UA-cam channel ) and some years ago I installed a two post lift for modernish vehicles and a four post one for vintage stuff. Now you don't look for excuses not to do jobs underneath equipment, you just pop the on a lift. Time and money saved. Keep up the good work with your videos, excellent interesting content.
When you paint round the pit, paint lines up the wall as well, so if you back something that you can't see under, you can see where you should be in the mirrors.
Absolutely spot on vid. It just goes to show the breadth of skills that our farmers have. Hopefully we'll see you at maker central again this year. I've still got the book signed by you and Rick before Furze got to it. 😂
Great pit! I want one in my single car garage :D Good job you remembered the important crate. It really finishes it off. But I want part 5 to see the final paint job!
Nice job Tom. How about a large mirror on the interior wall of the shed. Angle it down to help drivers line up on the pit when they bring vehicles in. 👍
We used to have a mirror in front of you on the wall so you could see the wheels as you drove on. Not actually necessary but it really helped the nerves when the vehicle was pricey!!
That looks like a really useful addition and I don't think there will ever be a time when you regret building it. It's a great idea to have the boards to cover it when it's not in use, it only needs one person, aftet a long, hard day, to stumble and you'll have a world of regret and paperwork. When you have the yellow paint out don't forget to do the stair edges with it too. It's not about being safety conscious, it's about thinking about and reducing risks.
If there was anything to add, I’d add a sump pump in a small hole under a grate just to pump up any water. Then you could presher wash the underneath of all the vehicles before greasing or inspecting etc. The pump would stop the pit from filling with water and a squeegee could be used to push any remaining water into the pump hole.
Cracking job... Our inspection pit at work, you need wellies to go down there and watch out for the frogs... 😉 We have a big mirror on the far wall, makes it so easy to get over it on your own and a vertical line either side of it the width of an artic trailer when reversing in..
I mentioned Millennial Farmer in a recent comment. I have seen him clamber over large disk harrows to change broken and worn parts. It would be much easier for him to access the inner/central disks with a pit, but most of what he uses covers something like 36 rows. The outer banks fold up for driving from yard to field, so he could access those while in their fold up position. I am still not sure it would fit your pit, but he would obviously design accordingly. You have made a very impressive job of your pit Tom. I love the lights. When you were under the big tractor the illumination was bright and total. Barely a shadow in sight. That's down to good planning, and the white walls will have helped. I imagine your accountant can work some magic with the cost of the pit. Heck, the tax man will end up giving 'you' money with all the projects you do. I discovered your channel via Collin's videos, an while he is highly entertaining, your channel is a lot more interesting.
Looks great mate. I know pits get a hard time from some of the 'its gotta be a lift expurts' out there, but you'll never have to inspect or change out the rams/cables/nuts etc , with the added bonus of never having a jcb drop on your head 😅👍
Look fantastic I suggestion carbon monoxide detector mounted on wall of pit for your safety being the lowest point in shed the floor of pit gas accumulates . For your safety a detector will warn you be for going in pit and so you can ventilate before going in .
Tom that is brilliant. Paint 2 yellow stripes on the wall ahead of the pit for guidance. Or a tennis ball hanging from a string at windshield height on center of pit.
Paint multiple lines. Black centre, at black at each edge of the pit then every 6" each side. Then paint white numbers on the vertical lines (2 of the same number on each, one the right way one mirror image for when you're reversing). Same numbers on each side, increasing as you get further away from the pit. "Where is the pit? Hmmm, I can see a 4 in my RH mirror, but only a 2 in the LH mirror. Guess I need to be over a bit to the left." Second attempt, "Ah lovely, I can see 3s both sides."
@@Tomlamb980 just f*cking wing it Tom, i know you love the thrill of taking big things into precarious positions. admit it tom, it's exciting isn't it.
Looks good Tom, a small suggestion though for people who'll be servicing rippers and the like; get some hardhats to wear. You don't want to turn and split your head on anything accidentally!
Incredible job Tom. I must say having watch a good amount of your videos, which I love, you have to stop saying you are winging it. You are so knowledgeable and all your work is so well thought out. You are a very clever man and you put a lot of us to shame. Keep up your great videos and projects. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️
I would have placed a polished sheet of steel on the back wall to use as a mirror That way you can guide yourself over the inspection pit also helps for checking lights on the vehicle your are working on
An idea for you Tom, if you grab some old ratchet straps (or buy some bright yellow ones) and fix them to the top of the timbers, you could strap together 5 or 6 timbers (or more) so that you can quickly roll them up and move them.
Really awesome result! Can't wait for part 5 with more paint and more fun stuff 😋 The rollers, not sure if you've bought any yet or decided.. but I guess the rollers can't hold the weight of what you jack up and could be "dangerous" also I guess with wheels under.. My idea is to use those flip down wheels that you can find on some workbenches for shops and garages.. Those should at least hold the weight of the steel bars so you can move them easily back and forth.. then just fold those wheels up and have the steel on steel so you can jack up what ever weight you need. You probably already thought of those or some other solution. But again, so awesome, I hope you make another video showing off more final touches and additions you come up with! 😃❤
For your wood safety planks, you could put hinges (alternating top and bottom) so they can easily concertina up for easy add and remove. You might need to split them into several sections. Great job on the pit!
Tom, do what my mate did, throw some cattle slats in then you can pull them put quickly with the telehandler, hes got a small removable section just for dropping oil so everything doesnt need to come out for quick jobs
How cool would it be if you could daisy chain the wooden bearers together. And fit a counter balance against the back wall. Hoisting them up with a counter weight. Maybe get Collin in for the mechanism. Then just hit a switch and watch the boards move away up the wall. Then click a switch and back down they come. Covering the pit. Great job Tom
A great facility, the jacking beam on my 4 poster uses voided rubber bushes as rollers, when you jack it up the bushes compress and the beam rests firmly on the ledge preventing it moving around.
Best pit build ever. Tom, you knocked it out of the park with the add-ons. I wouldn't have thought of the air hose. The best part was the water drain and wood to cover. Great job, absolutely brilliant.
Excellent job Tom, from start to finish it as been impressive. I just like to mention your brilliant looking MF tractor, ( what a beast of a machine) a bit different from the old MF that I use to drive. Great video also, looking forward too your next one. 👍 👍
Looks great Tom, years ago in a house I was renting there was a pit in an old style garage and it made servicing my car so much easier. I'd love to have a pit in my garage, in fact I've love a garage first. For some reason I was googling pits a few years ago and see that they went out of favour for H & S reasons, the obvious being people falling in the pit but less so is the fact that certain gasses can build up in them. I see someone else mentioned putting a carbon monoxide alarm in there but I'd also suggest some great big fans to blow it out occasionally. Great job.
I think I have workshop envy as this is looking more like fancy car garage than farm. Any farm would be lucky to have this and as someone who always got the jobs under things I'd have thought this a dream.
First class job mate, well done. We had a pit in the old garage when I was growing up, me and my mates done a lot of boy racer mods over it. Maybe look into getting a CO alarm for it and beware of heavy toxic or flammable vapours pooling in it. Cracking build and video. All the best.
Well built & thoughtful consideration of the working bits! Should be a labor saver for all the maintenance you have. Much nicer than a lot of thrown together crap I've seen, lol! Thanx !
I'm not a farmer or builder. Just a sad man that enjoys watching people dig holes. Cracking video.
Thanks
You just like watching people create! Nothing sad about that!
Once your not looking for info to bury the wife 🤔
you can learn to dig holes now by learning from Tom
Same here. I've been binge watching Tom Lamb videos while I'm stuck at home ... Loving it!
Most professional-looking hole in the ground I've seen in ages 😀
I winged it
11 days to bang out 4 episodes and have the job as near as complete, nice going Tom, if only a friend of yours was just as good 🤣
That’s because I’m not there doing it
5 days to build and another week just standing over it and admiring it's total beauty.
'Erm....I've just got to pop out. I think I heard something on the.......'
'You're staring at the Pit again aren't you'
'......yeah....'
Nice work Tom Lamb, you're a farmer!
The perfect maintenance pit.. You Brits are awesome.. Greetings from Colorado USA.. 👌😎🇺🇸
Thanks for the support
What a great way to spend my Sunday, getting caught up on all my Tom and Colin content.
Tom, if you can get some synthetic plastic matting and place some in your waste oil catchers hopper. It prevents splashback and makes retrieving the sump plug without fishing around in oil sludge
Thanks
Great job on the pit,absolutely love it 👍
A superb job Tom, you should be really proud of that. As far as costings are concerned ( it is very rare for UA-cam people to actually cost work ) you will get your money back in no time. Plus, saving time and effort not crawling around on the floor.
I'm into vintage vehicles ( I do my bit on my UA-cam channel ) and some years ago I installed a two post lift for modernish vehicles and a four post one for vintage stuff. Now you don't look for excuses not to do jobs underneath equipment, you just pop the on a lift. Time and money saved.
Keep up the good work with your videos, excellent interesting content.
When you paint round the pit, paint lines up the wall as well, so if you back something that you can't see under, you can see where you should be in the mirrors.
job well done Tom !!
As a Master electrician and all all-around Mr. FixIt, seeing those lights come was awesome.
Absolutely spot on vid. It just goes to show the breadth of skills that our farmers have. Hopefully we'll see you at maker central again this year. I've still got the book signed by you and Rick before Furze got to it. 😂
We will be there
Great pit! I want one in my single car garage :D
Good job you remembered the important crate. It really finishes it off. But I want part 5 to see the final paint job!
Next week
Nice job Tom. How about a large mirror on the interior wall of the shed. Angle it down to help drivers line up on the pit when they bring vehicles in. 👍
I’m on it
We used to have a mirror in front of you on the wall so you could see the wheels as you drove on. Not actually necessary but it really helped the nerves when the vehicle was pricey!!
Good idea
Only Tom can make a video about paint drying and I find it fascinating. Brilliant 👍😀
Glad you enjoyed it
That looks like a really useful addition and I don't think there will ever be a time when you regret building it.
It's a great idea to have the boards to cover it when it's not in use, it only needs one person, aftet a long, hard day, to stumble and you'll have a world of regret and paperwork.
When you have the yellow paint out don't forget to do the stair edges with it too. It's not about being safety conscious, it's about thinking about and reducing risks.
If there was anything to add, I’d add a sump pump in a small hole under a grate just to pump up any water. Then you could presher wash the underneath of all the vehicles before greasing or inspecting etc. The pump would stop the pit from filling with water and a squeegee could be used to push any remaining water into the pump hole.
Oh look there, it’s Tom lamb!
Brilliant result !
You don’t build any cr*p do you Tom - this is high quality and built to last!
I can’t wait to see your other projects.
I hope so
Cracking job... Our inspection pit at work, you need wellies to go down there and watch out for the frogs... 😉 We have a big mirror on the far wall, makes it so easy to get over it on your own and a vertical line either side of it the width of an artic trailer when reversing in..
You beat me to it. Yes a big mirror on the end wall is what our workshop has too and it works well when manoeuvring over the pit.
I mentioned Millennial Farmer in a recent comment. I have seen him clamber over large disk harrows to change broken and worn parts. It would be much easier for him to access the inner/central disks with a pit, but most of what he uses covers something like 36 rows. The outer banks fold up for driving from yard to field, so he could access those while in their fold up position. I am still not sure it would fit your pit, but he would obviously design accordingly. You have made a very impressive job of your pit Tom. I love the lights. When you were under the big tractor the illumination was bright and total. Barely a shadow in sight. That's down to good planning, and the white walls will have helped. I imagine your accountant can work some magic with the cost of the pit. Heck, the tax man will end up giving 'you' money with all the projects you do. I discovered your channel via Collin's videos, an while he is highly entertaining, your channel is a lot more interesting.
Millennial farmer could do with a big concrete ramp to drive up onto
Great job
great job tom
Top Job!
Phil Mitchell be proud of that Pitt
Do I look like hin
another first class job tom yer some man
I really like it! Professional work. 👍🏻
Faaaaaaarmers sauna. Love it
Looks great mate. I know pits get a hard time from some of the 'its gotta be a lift expurts' out there, but you'll never have to inspect or change out the rams/cables/nuts etc , with the added bonus of never having a jcb drop on your head 😅👍
All looking very smart tom
Job looks bang on dude
Very cool. I'd put the power points in the middle between the lights.
Look fantastic I suggestion carbon monoxide detector mounted on wall of pit for your safety being the lowest point in shed the floor of pit gas accumulates . For your safety a detector will warn you be for going in pit and so you can ventilate before going in .
Nice job
Tom that is brilliant.
Paint 2 yellow stripes on the wall ahead of the pit for guidance.
Or a tennis ball hanging from a string at windshield height on center of pit.
Good idea
@@Tomlamb980 We have a 6ft wide mirror mounted at a slight angle on the wall in front to assist with this
Paint multiple lines. Black centre, at black at each edge of the pit then every 6" each side. Then paint white numbers on the vertical lines (2 of the same number on each, one the right way one mirror image for when you're reversing). Same numbers on each side, increasing as you get further away from the pit.
"Where is the pit? Hmmm, I can see a 4 in my RH mirror, but only a 2 in the LH mirror. Guess I need to be over a bit to the left." Second attempt, "Ah lovely, I can see 3s both sides."
@@Tomlamb980 just f*cking wing it Tom, i know you love the thrill of taking big things into precarious positions. admit it tom, it's exciting isn't it.
Looks good Tom, a small suggestion though for people who'll be servicing rippers and the like; get some hardhats to wear. You don't want to turn and split your head on anything accidentally!
Really enjoyed the video, and the costing was a great bit to, thanks tom
Glad you enjoyed it
Put a large mirror on the far wall so you can see yourself driving in over the pit for wheel alignment and handy for testing lights
Thanks
Loving the pit Tom. 👍
Some job 👌👍
Incredible job Tom. I must say having watch a good amount of your videos, which I love, you have to stop saying you are winging it. You are so knowledgeable and all your work is so well thought out. You are a very clever man and you put a lot of us to shame. Keep up your great videos and projects. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for your kind words
I would have placed a polished sheet of steel on the back wall to use as a mirror
That way you can guide yourself over the inspection pit also helps for checking lights on the vehicle your are working on
Looks amazing it's far better than my pit
Brilliant
Ace build Tom. I'd love to see the big Massey over the pit at night with the pit lights on. Look ace.
tunnel & rideable mini train!
please.
Thanks for putting the costs at the end of the
Great series, loved the content and the final result👍
Thanks 👍
That looks the business Tom well done.
Great job Tom and be very handy
🤙🤙👍👍
An idea for you Tom, if you grab some old ratchet straps (or buy some bright yellow ones) and fix them to the top of the timbers, you could strap together 5 or 6 timbers (or more) so that you can quickly roll them up and move them.
Top job, and miles safer working in a pit than crawling under a farm machine... Keep the videos coming Tom
Really awesome result! Can't wait for part 5 with more paint and more fun stuff 😋 The rollers, not sure if you've bought any yet or decided.. but I guess the rollers can't hold the weight of what you jack up and could be "dangerous" also I guess with wheels under..
My idea is to use those flip down wheels that you can find on some workbenches for shops and garages.. Those should at least hold the weight of the steel bars so you can move them easily back and forth.. then just fold those wheels up and have the steel on steel so you can jack up what ever weight you need.
You probably already thought of those or some other solution.
But again, so awesome, I hope you make another video showing off more final touches and additions you come up with! 😃❤
Awesome oil collectors. But make sure that you turn the valve off on the top when you connect it pump out.
For your wood safety planks, you could put hinges (alternating top and bottom) so they can easily concertina up for easy add and remove. You might need to split them into several sections. Great job on the pit!
Nice build! Maybe you can add a mirror to the wall so the driver can see the wheels and the hole when driving over it?
Tom, do what my mate did, throw some cattle slats in then you can pull them put quickly with the telehandler, hes got a small removable section just for dropping oil so everything doesnt need to come out for quick jobs
Great series of videos Tom loved them all.
The pit looks brilliant 👍 I am sure it will be worth the effort
Looks Awesome Tom
You can put a mirror at the end of the pit (at ground level) so the driver can see where the edges of the pit are.
That came out really nice Tom
How cool would it be if you could daisy chain the wooden bearers together. And fit a counter balance against the back wall. Hoisting them up with a counter weight. Maybe get Collin in for the mechanism. Then just hit a switch and watch the boards move away up the wall. Then click a switch and back down they come. Covering the pit.
Great job Tom
Thanks and good ideas
Cracking job cost a lot less in materials than I would have thought 👍
A great facility, the jacking beam on my 4 poster uses voided rubber bushes as rollers, when you jack it up the bushes compress and the beam rests firmly on the ledge preventing it moving around.
Cheers from New York, America! Great hole Tom Lamb!
Very nice job, Tom. The pit will save you so much time now it will pay itself off in just a couple of months. Well done.
Hope so!
Best pit build ever. Tom, you knocked it out of the park with the add-ons. I wouldn't have thought of the air hose. The best part was the water drain and wood to cover. Great job, absolutely brilliant.
Excellent job Tom, from start to finish it as been impressive. I just like to mention your brilliant looking MF tractor, ( what a beast of a machine) a bit different from the old MF that I use to drive. Great video also, looking forward too your next one. 👍 👍
Great Tom. Can't wait for the first "we are using the pit" video
Fantastic job you should be proud of that…
Tom, your a legend love watching ya videos, and happy supporting local talent from stamford, keep up the great work. Kk
Thanks 👍
Cracking series of videos looks amazing, will make your life a lot easier
Looks great Tom, years ago in a house I was renting there was a pit in an old style garage and it made servicing my car so much easier. I'd love to have a pit in my garage, in fact I've love a garage first. For some reason I was googling pits a few years ago and see that they went out of favour for H & S reasons, the obvious being people falling in the pit but less so is the fact that certain gasses can build up in them. I see someone else mentioned putting a carbon monoxide alarm in there but I'd also suggest some great big fans to blow it out occasionally. Great job.
Hopefully won’t need as it will just be machinery going over it
I think I have workshop envy as this is looking more like fancy car garage than farm. Any farm would be lucky to have this and as someone who always got the jobs under things I'd have thought this a dream.
I worked for a guy that did his own pit in his garage, interesting stuff
First class job mate, well done. We had a pit in the old garage when I was growing up, me and my mates done a lot of boy racer mods over it. Maybe look into getting a CO alarm for it and beware of heavy toxic or flammable vapours pooling in it. Cracking build and video. All the best.
Spot on, ref CO alarm, another danger in pits is welding gases, Carbon Dioxide etc.
Look up "Sprung Ball Units" to fit under the jacking beams Tom.
Great build, it's a submarine pen really 😉.
Thanks for sharing
would be nice to have one home at the horsefarm, but for now we have a big machinehall for our little chinese c910 :) nice done!
Well built & thoughtful consideration of the working bits! Should be a labor saver for all the maintenance you have. Much nicer than a lot of thrown together crap I've seen, lol! Thanx !
Absolutely beautiful!!
I wish we had this back when I worked on equipment for my father. It would have made my life a lot easier. Excellent job!
Great job,more use than a tunnel on a residential site .
Pleasure to watch, very good job.
Love it and something I've always wanted. Maybe when new shed goes up next year...
Really enjoyed your project Tom, you did a first class job there 💯 you are getting good at making up the videos as well 👍
Thanks 👍
Nice one ! Need some kind of slidey jobby for the Jack support !
Perhaps your crazy mate can design something !
😁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Great Job, mate.
Very nice and a good investment for years to come well done ❤
Absolutely brilliant ❤
A well thought out idea done right! Fantastic!
looks sweet! lookit how bright everything is!
Great Job! Enjoyed this series. Greetings from Germany!
Thanks
Really nice!
Good work!
Business!
We enjoyed this series. Seems a likeable bloke. Keep it real 👍
Just a beautiful pit.