I had a back hoe carve out a 7 ft deep, 3 ft wide and 22 ft long "pit" in
the floor of my garage with steps to walk down and under any size car, cost
me a total of $1200. and I think the best money I have ever invested, gosh
does it make it easy to do all underside of the cars. "FT"
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Boicey" <trevor@boicey.com>
To: "Mark Andy" <mark@sccaprepared.com>
Cc: <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] jack stands
>> higher, even though you wouldn't have the clearance to be able to stand
>> under the vehicle in most residential garages.
>
> Worth chiming in, I don't consider this a real minus...
>
> I have a hoist in my garage, and I've moved from a house with "medium"
> clearance to one with "lower" clearance.
>
> I find I am more comfortable sitting on a rolling chair under the car
> than standing. I'm pretty sure I don't work as fast as a pro mechanic so
> I like to be comfortable.
>
> The other upside is that the entire floor becomes your tool tray,
> everything is within reach.
>
> The main downside is that when you need a new tool, you have to hunch
> over to get to the tool chest...
>
> Overall though, sitting beats standing for me...
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