I dug a massive hole in the workshop ( inspection pit part 1 )

[@summitcraftwork]

You’ve been hanging out with Furzie too much 😅 Thumbs up to practical ideas and excellent execution 👍

[@stco2426]

No bad thing.

[@carlthor91]

My thoughts, as well.👍👍

[@FatLadofYork]

What is it about people around Stamford digging bloody great holes in the ground!😂😂

[@Tomlamb980]

It’s fun

[@I_Scorched_You]

I think that's just men in general

[@DrHilux]

​@@Tomlamb980 Il think you should make a tunnel from the pit to your house 😂

[@DrHilux]

Buy the way, when this project is done you will been covered inn tunneljokes from bottom to topp 😅

[@leaffox6669]

Digging a big hole is a dream of ever man, anbits fun too!!!

[@MistahHeffo]

Nice to see you supporting up-and-coming KZbinrs like Colin Furze Tom!! Love your work!!

[@Tomlamb980]

I know we try to please less able people

[@ThePastaManCan]

my favourite thing of all of your videos is EVERYONE is smiling.

[@gleaseman]

Pleasure watching, Tom Lamb!

[@absurdengineering]

Tom, it’s happy time to see you doing the things you do. You’re the kind of a guy everyone wants as their wingman. Keep at it!

[@paulygonz]

"Bigger digger". A phrase I didn't know I needed. Thanks Tom!

[@GARDENER42]

My recently departed brother dug a full depth pit in his garage back in the 1980s It's 11' x 3' & 5' deep. Dug by hand. When he dug down, the subsoil was sand & gravel, so he riddled it all using a Tesco hand basket to get rid of the bigger stones, then used id for the pit footings & floor & Garage floor. "Liberated" some steel pit grilles from the old bus garage in town to fit in the steel angle he'd set in the edges.

[@Tomlamb980]

I hope the Tesco hand basket wasn’t stolen 😂

[@ColmJones]

Keep the videos coming Tom, whether your pulling a tractor or trailer out of a ditch, digging great big holes, its all great to watch. 👍

[@robhall9599]

Great idea , as you said on Oly blogs vid makes doing vad coulter discs a doddle along with every thing else you need to lie on the ground to service getting covered in dust. Heard some blarney in my time but Oly saying need poisonous gas monitor. What about all milking parlours , did they have gas monitors? Nice one Oly , good wind up ! Plus the safety aspect of not being in a dangerous situation .

[@jimmerrithew453]

Hello Sandy. Those are beautiful slabs. You maxed out the 130 Max and had a few struggles, but the end result will be worth it. It would be wise to paint or seal the end grain. Good luck with whatever you produce with the slabs.

[@chrisheald6897]

Proper Job! No messin about there. Looking forward to the next part of the job.

[@---l---]

Living the dream. A shop, a lift, and a pit.

[@trader4239]

Very nice and fast done!

[@markedwards158]

Mmm🤔 A pit, a car lift, sounds like Colin has competition. I told you you should consider an underground garage 😀 One hole at a time 👍

[@Tomlamb980]

He said I should dig an underground garage next to it

[@markedwards158]

If only there was someone local with a digger and good hourly rates 🤔😀 Looking forward to the next ones. 👍

[@Hesston4860s]

@@markedwards158this is, us and we go pretty much anywhere !.🤣

[@daggadaggadaggadagga]

Quickly becoming one of my fav channels Tom, Who doesn't want to watch big lad's toys in action!

[@samdutton1612]

top job mate. look forward to the next video👍

[@steveanderson4768]

Greetings from Virginia, USA I have that exact same steel saw except I have a an air quick disconnect sitting on the side for water makes life so much easier to use a 1/4” air hose pop it on and it just works amazing going to be a cool pit !!!

[@Tomlamb980]

It’s got a water fitting on the side but my hose wasn’t long enough

[@charliebass9238]

It's criminal how few subs this channel has. Great video Tom as always, love all the workshop upgrades. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Making life easier

[@Qspecialman]

Nice job Tom. What a superb demonstration of your machine handling skills, good for you. As someone mentioned below, you have game set and match....... a lift, a pit and all the toys, well deserved.

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks 👍

[@FarmerP]

Love a good project 🙂👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Love a good farmer p comment

[@FarmerP]

@@Tomlamb980 Hi Tom 😄👍🏼👍🏼

[@SamMormont]

you sound like a peaky blinder. This is my new favorite channel

[@peterclarke3300]

Great video Tom I was just thinking you might of been hanging around with Colinfurze too much and next thing there he is 🤣 nice work Tom as always 👏👏👍👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks for all your support

[@MattJoyce01]

Very interesting. I'm always impressed with the skill and precision of experienced plant operators. I do think you should invest in masks when you cut concrete and some safety glasses for your staff.

[@Tomlamb980]

I don’t employ anyone he’s my brother

[@MattJoyce01]

@@Tomlamb980Fair enough. Lovely hole anyway.

[@carycoombe3380]

That is some fancy diggin' there! Of course, Colin Furze has to be floggin' his merch' in here too. 😆😉

[@jakobrebeki]

We had a pit where I used to work. Very useful and you can also short term store stuff as well. Thanks Tom....

[@hattersmadness4701]

Why is this so satisfying to watch?

[@Tomlamb980]

Is it ?

[@markdobson2225]

connect it to colins tunnel lol great work pal

[@philrogers2406]

Nice one Tom

[@ronarant2897]

Tom you should add a Man Cave! Did I see Colin helping you out? He needs to help you!

[@Trook135]

You must have been reading my mind!! I want to do exactly the same but was thinking or rsj and concrete panels for the sides

[@_mrcrypt]

Is that a Furze there? I believe it is 😜 Amazing to watch! I sincerely hope you have a reputation on your side of the ocean for being an extremely competent and well respected workman. Love watching your videos 🍷

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks for the support

[@geoffreycoan]

Think you need to get Colin to come over and do the labouring for you Tom

[@williambowman7589]

Brilliant video Tom😊

[@allandavies9488]

A good job but you are lucky to have many mechanical aids. I helped my dad dig a pit in our garage in 1975. We hired a drill to break the concrete and after that it was a spade and shovel job, made worse as it was mostly clay. It was 'horse work' but worth it in the end. I have a pit in my garage and do get water in which has to be pumped out. I painted the floor in 2020 but wish I hadn't as it is slippy if wet.

[@Tomlamb980]

Oh dear

[@claretbuck1882]

Top job bud 👌🏻

[@Timit2]

Follow up with a side access tunnel to the inspection pit, perhaps via a bunker?

[@k13ehr]

Nice one Tom. You need light's, sockets and air line on bother side I think while you're doing the job, and maybe a soak away sump at one end for spillages, chuck a pump in it for good measure. 13 minutes is a short video, I hate it when channels drag it out to get more views, it's dishonest.

[@johncollier7744]

I agree about the sump. Doesn’t need to have a pump installed just a hole lower than the pit floor. I had five 60ft long pits built 20 years ago, and if there was any spillages ( and there always is) we would brush it down the pit into the sump then suck it out with a wet vac. Always believe if it stays simple it always works. Fingers crossed you won’t get any ground water issues.

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks both for advice

[@ceuninckwout]

grease lines are the solution !

[@jameslane955]

Is this where Colins tunnel will come out eventually?

[@Tomlamb980]

Possibly

[@charles5553]

Don't give Colin any ideas 😂😂

[@stco2426]

Impressive. Nice to see the CF upstart photobombing your work. Hope he had his safety tie on under the hoodie. Every garage needs a pit. Looking forward to part 2

[@gilberesrepairs]

Mate, put some membrane in the pit!! My pit fills if it rains continuously for one week, the rest of the time it’s fine. Gets frustrating after a couple weeks of rain 😡 Nice easy dig out, no boulders 😎

[@emirrp]

Thats a great water system.

[@leaffox6669]

nice one Tom, good to see you making colin do some work, and Yes, a Pit is by far the best then laying on the ground, Annnnd you dont have to bother with lifts that may or may not hold so and so much load, when you got the ground doing all the work, Ehh.. and its every guys dream to dig a big hole !

[@Tomlamb980]

It’s going to look amazing when it’s done

[@Keith-m8b]

Hi Tom definitely put the heavy duty plastic under your concrete as the damp will definitely find its way thru and cause you problems in the future as a builder of nearly 30 years I have seen so many times

[@Tomlamb980]

Will do

[@jamesfordjhfcontractingltd1627]

When I put my pit in, I bought a pre fabricated steel pit with all the air lines, jacking rails and lights already built in it, then we suspended it above the hole with a 300mm gap all around it and underneath it then poured wet concrete around it in 3 x goes so it didn’t float up out of the hole, it cost me £1000 per meter in 2018, plus our time and concrete

[@zanzibarzamfir276]

Keen for the next video tom!

[@SuperRon]

My first Tom Lamb video after years of colin! Nicely done sir!

[@rangeroverl322]

Well done Tom, your always busy matey. Love your projects . Are you going to have a dump in the pit for drainage ?

[@Tomlamb980]

Not sure yet it will be really dry in that rock

[@Jonny_The_Organism]

Could also use it as a swimming pool every now and then in the summer...👍😎

[@Vash.Baldeus]

Milkintea!!!! Nice to see Colin hehe

[@dfross87]

I hope you're including plumbed grease lines in your ducting so you don't have to lug a grease gun around down there. Just occasionally change the 44 up top.

[@Tomlamb980]

Good idea thanks

[@dfross87]

@@Tomlamb980 It's all about making your life as easy as possible. ** Always try to minimise the amount of weight you need to carry yourself. A hose with a trigger is lighter than a grease gun. ** Minimise the number of times you need to do a job like changing grease cartridges. A 44 holds a lot more grease than a grease gun! ** And make it as easy as possible when you DO need to change things. A 44 somewhere accessible (preferably on a pallet) makes for an easy changeover.

[@bumpkinrocks]

I assume that's a hire machine, no sane man would lever with his own pecker like that 😂 Great idea with the pit making alot of great progress with your set up👍

[@Tomlamb980]

Na mine

[@amirviola71]

Nice job mate! Keep going! I would really like to see more camera angles and at least one time laps too to be honest. Personal opinion.

[@Tomlamb980]

Kinda hard when I do it all on my phone

[@clintonepps3666]

I remember making a shallow pit on a grass driveway and using all the wood that was in the shed it aure made changing diff centres a breeze

[@mford66215]

You know that once Colin heard there was a new hole being dug nearby he had to see it. Nice work Tom!

[@Thatcanadianguyehh]

I grew up in Newfoundland in the 1970's and pits were common in every garage.

[@paulhammond7489]

That's gonna be a cracking asset to the farm

[@stuartcraigon2003]

Wondered how long it would be before Col made an appearance! 🤣👌

[@cleanmachine08]

Tom Lamb gets things done!

[@oldmanonamission8055]

Been using ramps and such for years. Get some tire ramps lifts. No hole to fall down either.

[@mrspudly1]

Brilliant how you've done that Tom, do you get taught basic groundworks and construction as a young farmer at college or have you worked on site ?

[@Tomlamb980]

Just make it up as you go along

[@dennisr.d.mascarenas3886]

Perfect solution for the shop... Good luck from Colorado USA.. 👍😎🇺🇸

[@Tomlamb980]

Thanks

[@PalNevets-rx9wp]

Getting the job done Lad. Love from Liverpool.

[@johngell4842]

Cracking job certainly better than lying on the floor I did one similar in our shed just watch out for fires from leaking fuel and crap dropped ive had a couple of close calls with shite dropped in the pit catching fire during welding Trouble was when I went down the pit with a co2 extinguisher there was no oxygen and I went funny and twatted my head on a axle getting out the pit 😅😅

[@Tomlamb980]

Haha thanks for the advice

[@jamesworley2674]

I love how British the measurements are; 1200mm pit with 8" blocks and 8" backfill. Reminds me of my youth buying pipe in metric lengths and imperial bore.

[@mr_effff]

This is way better than some poxy kids play tunnel under a house 😂

[@Tomlamb980]

Yer I know much better

[@router5840]

Nice start Tom I know you will be aware of this but for people thinking of digging a pit at home remember Never use a mobile phone or open flame when under a vehicle as the signal can combust any fuel vapors and people have died in pits. Not trying to put anyone off here but working in the motor trade all my life this happens.

[@michaellane9873]

That will make it easier for servicing machinery.

[@TheMustardTiger420]

Tom lamb is the man 🤟🤟

[@bytex2]

Tom Lamb is no Lord Muck but a master of pits :)

[@Tomlamb980]

Digging holes

[@whitman55]

Don't pry with the point of your breaker you'll snap a chisel if you keep doing it. Spend a minute longer breaking it up it makes it easier to dig out and reuse too

[@wabash1581]

Colin, what happened to your voice? and why did you save your head? Gotta say though, you are looking better.

[@tomc8157]

Isn't that labeled as a confined space now?

[@mattsan70]

See you got the miner in for approval

[@Tomlamb980]

Who me ? 😂

[@mattsan70]

@@Tomlamb980You Tom are the typical Lacky - doing all the work and getting none of the praise! - I feel your pain

[@oliverknight26]

Good prices on holes?

[@Tomlamb980]

Cheep

[@whitefarmsphotography1753]

What digger do you have

[@bantampop3532]

👍👍👍

[@craigdoig9486]

13:09 great content

[@elrobo3568]

Here in the states if you put a pit i (or floor drain) n your garage they will make you fill it up because they say it is a pollution hazard.

[@plasmaDave]

Great job, not meant too leaver with your rock hammer but hey pretty much everyone does. Only money

[@kevinharker1840]

Just seen a Mk1 escort on Olly's vid, is it your's?

[@Tomlamb980]

Somthing like that

[@teamidris]

Same colour rock as Colin, but smaller bits. Interesting 🤨 Dad dug his inspection pit too deep which worked out in the end because it held a foot of water :D

[@nickreadings4982]

Slight gradient to the bottom concrete with a sump pit at the lowest point and she’ll all reet

[@CCNB04]

I feel like you should have put a drain in the bottom of that then you would not have to worry about disposing of oil anymore.

[@robthewaywardwoodworker9956]

Just a thought, you will want add some ventilation. I know it seems odd in an open pit, but those heavier gases will settle in there and get you. Be sure to have air movement down there. Just a tip from your friendly neighbourhood spiderman, wait, no... anyway, do it.

[@Shane_O]

I’d put a DPM in for the little cost it will be worth it…. A drain sump as well isn’t a bad idea. We had one years ago (filled in now) and it had one.

[@Tomlamb980]

Have done now

[@th1ngo]

How about a secret tunnel to the house?

[@FuManchu5ltr]

I can’t believe I just saw Tom Lamb. Not only that, I saw Tom Lamb doing Tom Lamb things.

[@GreenJimll]

OK, when does Colin reveal he's dug another secret tunnel from his shed into your inspection pit?

[@Tomlamb980]

Soon

[@peterhicks3516]

70 + years ago, my father began an apprenticeship as a mechanic in a workshop with one of these inspection pits in a town in Australia. 30 years later all such pits began being phased out were because they are death traps in the event of a fire and or vapors, as well as being fall and trip hazards. Car hoists are now standard issue in all mechanic workshops nowadays.

[@6480hi]

Your on good dry ground there lad . If you dug a hole around here at the minute it would be full of water as soon as your finished .😥

[@Tomlamb980]

All good in solid rock

[@CovKid2K10]

As a geotechnical engineer, please do not leave this excavation unsupported 😳 the active earth pressures are deadly

[@Hix-Design]

Do we get to find out where all of this digging material ends up at last. I'm convinced there's an Area 51 in Lincs for tunnel and yard waste

[@Tomlamb980]

It’s not waste it’s stone

[@Hix-Design]

@@Tomlamb980 😄 you know what I meant. Loving the pit. I blame my paddy origins for a love of digging a hole. Nowt better than a hole

[@kujansu]

Is it common to use mixed measurements ?

[@Tomlamb980]

No I’m just a bit backwards

[@philleeson7835]

There are not mixed measurements. There are English measurements. 2 mt 3 5/8" or 6ft 200mm Which ever is nearest on the tape measure

[@AdiabetiKkidRex]

LETS GO TOM!!!!!

[@drfox4423]

Just saying. With the braker, it may have been easier if you had started by the door and worked in. Just a idea lol

[@Tomlamb980]

Then how would I have got to the back bit ?

[@drfox4423]

@@Tomlamb980 I was Gona say brake as you go then track over the spoil but I noticed you have rubber tracks. When I'm braking up on the quarry face, we brake the floor out, Track on top of what I just broke out to give me a more level pad the slowly work my way in going from the bottom to the top. Understandably on this you can't do that. But I still love you 😆😂

[@drfox4423]

If you need a machine or tractor operator Tom, give me a shout. Let's make it happen cappen lol

[@Eurok666]

Are you building a secret tunnel ? ;)

[@flubba86]

Every time someone lays concrete on youtube, they put rebar in it. But every time someone rips up old concrete, there's no rebar in it. Did rebar not exist before youtube?

[@Tomlamb980]

The world was a poor place back then

[@jameswallace7709]

Hi Tom Lamb!

[@Tomlamb980]

Hi