You’ll love that pit. The shop I spent career in had a pit ,in ground pit and wheel lifts. We alway used the pit for inspection and oil changes. Loved it
I remember during the planning stages for your shop you’d didn’t want a pit inside the shop. It will be interesting to see your thoughts as you start to use this one. I have mixed feelings about a pit. I work on a lot of equipment where a hoist isn’t practical but don’t like the idea of a hole in the middle of the shop
This looks like a good compromise where the pit is open on one end and there won't be any collection of fumes on the bottom. Scott and his helpers can just walk under from an open side and do what they have to do.
Yeah, the hardest part of a pit is keeping it clean. Being angled like that means any spoiled fluids will collect at the bottom of the incline. Almost self-cleaning. A steam cleaner must be next on order.
I decided to save money and built my own forms for the foundation and walls for a bi-level addition to my home. I had a blowout on one wall, which was only saved when a friend helping jumped into the four-foot ditch and braced it. We still had a slope on that wall due to the exact calculations of the needed concrete. It looks like Tyler did a good job.
My uncle was the shop foreman of the Bus Depot for our province in Canada, we have Brutal Winters - 45 ,,, Can't imagine going out on a service call in that.. OMG it hurts to breathe that cold air. I was a long haul trucker and one time our fuel gelled up.. within 15 minutes it wouldn't even turn over...
Glad to see you have an open end to the pit to allow dangerous Gases to escape, If it was buried in the ground someone can lose their life due to gases dropping down and slowly building up. I do wonder with the bottom sloping downwards will to slide down hill, may have been an idea to place a key on bottom to arrest this future slide? Time will tell. Nice location chosen.
I noticed that there was rebar in the concrete. I think I would have got some 2 inch square 1/4 wall 3 feet long and pound then in the ground a ways. Then pour the concrete over the top of them. I would hate to see a bus backing up to it and them the driver smacks the brakes hard and scoot the the thing backwards off the hill side by an inch or two.
Just curious, but why didn't you put gravel under the concrete vs just putting it on the ground? Isn't that going to be an issue for drainage and potentially start walking the pad out? Yeah it's a lot of material, but I've never seen concrete poured without a base.
that's going to improve working conditions and abilities immensely, im surprised you haven't had 4 or 6 hydraulic rams built into the workshop floor, buses aren't the easiest things to work on, I was a truck and plant mechanic for many years, its hard and dirty, retrained as a refrigeration engineer HVACR,
Looks great. I remember people telling you that you had to have a pit. I am curious why you sloped the floor - my guess is ease of construction. Seems like it might be annoying to stand on. I missed whatever that structure is below - a screen house perhaps.
We have decided we won’t be pressure washing on it. It’s for inspections and adjustments and small jobs. Pressure washing is not something we want to do here period. It makes a mess and contaminates our environment.
with the wheel stops tied into the concrete, is there anything tying the entire pit to the hillside to keep it from moving? i mean say a bus hits those stops with any kind of speed. what will give out first? the stops or the entire structure getting scooted back. just curious.
Hitting it with speed would be idiotic. It’s 13 yards of concrete at 4000+ lbs per yard. 50,000 lbs and the rebar is driven several feet into the ground.
@@BusGreaseMonkey i agree hitting it with any speed would be idiotic. most accidents could be considered idiotic.. like i said, was just curious, thanks for the added info!
I’m thinking in hindsight you will be thinking 🤔 we should of made it deeper and added permanent cement wheel chocks at the end of the platform… just a thought….
Wasn’t sure how it would work, but the model bus backing “onto” the pad was a perfect illustration! 😂 well done!!!
We have a very low special effects budget around here.
@@BusGreaseMonkey But high enough to make it look right 🙂
@@BusGreaseMonkey Thin budgets often net better plot lines😉.
@@BusGreaseMonkey 😆
LOL! Loved the toy bus at the end as a simulation. Hope you have a great summer and no bad weather again like last year. Enjoy that Grand Baby!
Wonder if Scott has his bunny suit on today lol
The concrete truck looked like he was going to start pouring concrete as he was driving up.
Driver: I've got fifteen stops to make today..... Lets go.
How the mountain has changed. Great memories from family and friends.
We did the same thing but had a mix party instead of the truck. So much better on life with a pit. 20 ft is all we need ❤ great job guys
Ok... First note on this video... Yall have VW Thing. Thats awesome!!!
Great seeing one of my SRM coworker hard at work looking good
That’s a lot of concrete. Four feet deep. Gotta have lots of create to hold those big buses! Very cool
Awesome. I did the same thing. Having a pit helps so much.
Great idea. That's turning in to a dream property.
This will make all the people telling you that you need or should of built a pit happy.
Zero chance they will be happy… it’s not in their dna lol
Nice work Scott , always nice to make things easier for you to get thing done…
I love to see smart progress, congratulations on the expanse of your business and creating safe work places for yourself and workers.
You’ll love that pit. The shop I spent career in had a pit ,in ground pit and wheel lifts. We alway used the pit for inspection and oil changes. Loved it
Good job Scott !!!
Nice get those inspcters done lol nice addition to the shop..
I suggested something like this over a year ago and got a thoughtful, detailed response, of "nope"...
Very happy to see you are in progress. Great.
That's awsome Scott, what a great help that will be
I remember during the planning stages for your shop you’d didn’t want a pit inside the shop. It will be interesting to see your thoughts as you start to use this one. I have mixed feelings about a pit. I work on a lot of equipment where a hoist isn’t practical but don’t like the idea of a hole in the middle of the shop
Clever that his hole won't be in the middle of anything...
This looks like a good compromise where the pit is open on one end and there won't be any collection of fumes on the bottom. Scott and his helpers can just walk under from an open side and do what they have to do.
Yeah, the hardest part of a pit is keeping it clean. Being angled like that means any spoiled fluids will collect at the bottom of the incline. Almost self-cleaning. A steam cleaner must be next on order.
I decided to save money and built my own forms for the foundation and walls for a bi-level addition to my home. I had a blowout on one wall, which was only saved when a friend helping jumped into the four-foot ditch and braced it. We still had a slope on that wall due to the exact calculations of the needed concrete. It looks like Tyler did a good job.
Yeah that property is really coming along scott!!!!
Hillside pit. No steps reqired. Great idea!
the 30 day wait must be killin you guys.....
Wow, that is really nice! Great job!
Very nice Pit to work with.
I wanted to more of the site work that is planned - got see the answer. Good job
Waitng for ther easter bunny ending! nice pit.
great idea
7:05 best visual cue I ever saw😅, I see the madness great job sir's.
My uncle was the shop foreman of the Bus Depot for our province in Canada, we have Brutal Winters - 45 ,,, Can't imagine going out on a service call in that.. OMG it hurts to breathe that cold air. I was a long haul trucker and one time our fuel gelled up.. within 15 minutes it wouldn't even turn over...
Cool addition 👍
😂 Thanks for the demonstration using the toy bus 😊
Glad to see you have an open end to the pit to allow dangerous Gases to escape, If it was buried in the ground someone can lose their life due to gases dropping down and slowly building up. I do wonder with the bottom sloping downwards will to slide down hill, may have been an idea to place a key on bottom to arrest this future slide? Time will tell. Nice location chosen.
I noticed that there was rebar in the concrete. I think I would have got some 2 inch square 1/4 wall 3 feet long and pound then in the ground a ways. Then pour the concrete over the top of them. I would hate to see a bus backing up to it and them the driver smacks the brakes hard and scoot the the thing backwards off the hill side by an inch or two.
Yea, I thought some pilings drilled and filled beneath it would of added some more stability.
The best part was the model bus at the end over the new pit! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just curious, but why didn't you put gravel under the concrete vs just putting it on the ground? Isn't that going to be an issue for drainage and potentially start walking the pad out? Yeah it's a lot of material, but I've never seen concrete poured without a base.
It’s a chert base under it
Quality 👍🇺🇦👍🇺🇦.
Sweet VW Thing .
Love a Darby and a great slump
Whats a darby?
@@bus-fun-addict A Darby is a float thing that smooths it out at the end.
You reversing is perfect. But I don't know if you're aware but you have a giant hand roaming on your property. 😅
Nice!!
Good job
May God bless you all in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
It’s good to see dreams evolve and come to be😅
Happy Easter
How much concrete did you use in that project and what was the ball park expenditure.
Careful, that bus almost went off the edge!! bolt down a couple of those yellow parking lot barriers.
keep the clips coming
How did that pit work out ? Would you do it different if you had it to do over?
that's going to improve working conditions and abilities immensely, im surprised you haven't had 4 or 6 hydraulic rams built into the workshop floor, buses aren't the easiest things to work on, I was a truck and plant mechanic for many years, its hard and dirty, retrained as a refrigeration engineer HVACR,
Looks good. I hope it lasts for a 100 years or more.
Wonder what the future archeologists will make of the ruins what it purpose was
Looks great. I remember people telling you that you had to have a pit. I am curious why you sloped the floor - my guess is ease of construction. Seems like it might be annoying to stand on. I missed whatever that structure is below - a screen house perhaps.
kelly's new greenhouse
Feliz páscoa.
Looks good guys kw wva.
What was that last pile of concrete in front of the pour for ?
Is there a floor drain? Between rain and pressure washing, you don't want to be mucking around.
We have decided we won’t be pressure washing on it. It’s for inspections and adjustments and small jobs. Pressure washing is not something we want to do here period. It makes a mess and contaminates our environment.
How did the cement truck do going up the hill?
What no timing how long it took for the truck to get up that hill.....😀
What is the reason for the slope inside the pit? Doesn't it make it harder to be working in the pit?
Strength and drainage
...I thought you would put the pool near the bowling alley, by the tennis court??
What was your reasoning for not having the inspection pit in the shop?
I don’t like working in them
@@BusGreaseMonkey 😂👍
with the wheel stops tied into the concrete, is there anything tying the entire pit to the hillside to keep it from moving? i mean say a bus hits those stops with any kind of speed. what will give out first? the stops or the entire structure getting scooted back. just curious.
Hitting it with speed would be idiotic. It’s 13 yards of concrete at 4000+ lbs per yard. 50,000 lbs and the rebar is driven several feet into the ground.
@@BusGreaseMonkey i agree hitting it with any speed would be idiotic. most accidents could be considered idiotic.. like i said, was just curious, thanks for the added info!
Just had to keep the pit people happy lol😂
They still won’t be satisfied…
That should make cleaning and work underneath the buses
Where can I find that greyhound lines scale bus? I want to get one for my pda 3703
no dobies?
Boa tarde.
If you don’t mind me asking,why didn’t you put a pit inside the garage? Would make working on the engines so much easier during the winter.
You almost have a tornado shelter.
I hate to ask this, but what will there be to prevent a bus from rolling off the end of that platform?
He’s going to add a wheel stop.
I’m thinking in hindsight you will be thinking 🤔 we should of made it deeper and added permanent cement wheel chocks at the end of the platform… just a thought….
It will have stops
Did you sign your names in the concrete?
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Make a wheel stop at the end so your bus doesn't end inside the greenhouse.
Sorry did not catch you mentioned it in the video. Old ears you know.
HOW ABOUT SOME BUILT-IN WHEEL STOPS SO A BUS DOESN'T OVERSHOOT AND GO DOWN THE HILL?
it was mentioned in the video that stops will be concrete anchored in.
How about not yelling? Its kinda rude. Oh yeah, your question was already answered.
@@wildtimbrown I'M NOT YELLING, I'M SITTING HERE QUIETLY TYPING
Caps lock is yelling, you SHOULD NOT do it