Sad Safety Reminder

[birdshill123]

Having spent part of my youth working for a large (600 employees)
chassis/brake/spring shop I am quite familiar with pits. You cannot do
this type of work on a hoist. Every truck alignment shop has some sort
of pit. Many of them have a continuous pit and the steel ramps can be
adjusted for different width vehicles. In many jurisdictions it can be
difficult to get a building permit for a pit. Other than the falling in
factor there are concerns about drainage, air changing, explosions due
to fumes in a confined place, sealed lighting and electrical switches
and more. There may also be regs about working in confined places
(OSHA). Older bus garages often have pits but all the newer shops have
either those wheel lifts ( BB has some of these in FT. Valley) or they
utilize those gargantuan hoists. The Greyhound shop where I live has
those hoists as do many of the larger RV dealers ( Lazy Days, Beaudry).
For BB owners another alternative are the HD ramps that OTC sells. I
think they are under $700 a pair.

Bruce
1988 FC35