I had a pit in my barn, too shallow to stand up under a car and if on ramps too tall to comfortably work on so I filled it with gravel and cement. Dont forget in a pit if you handle anything heavy you have to work around whatever lift or jack your using and then crawl out and retrieve that item, not to mention move the car. A lift is sooo much better...have room for one of them?
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