Unread postby Tim McMichael » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:12 pm
Ok, I'm the guy in the picture, but I'll be the first to say please don't try this yourself. The vault has come a long way since the days of sawdust and sand. Be safe first and foremost. When I posted that picture, I wanted the reaction to be "Wow, that’s totally insane," not "I think I'll do that myself." It was meant as a joke, not an example to follow. Please don't do it.
Here is a useful thing to try. School districts with a lot of money sometimes buy new pits when they don't really need them. This is especially true if they have just built a new track. The funds for new equipment are often included in the money to build the track. They have to store their old pit somewhere. It costs a lot of money to take it to the dump, and it is illegal to burn a pit because it is a petroleum product. This means they have to find a place to put it. It just takes up a lot of room and is generally a nuisance. You can often buy a pit like that for a few hundred dollars. One big U-Haul trailer is all it takes to transport it. A big stock trailer will also do the trick. I have purchased two pits like this myself. Also look for schools or universities that have dropped their track programs. Even if you have to travel out of state, it is still worth it when you consider the price of a new pit.
Becca, feel free to get rid of that picture if you think it is unwise to have it on the board.
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Tim McMichael on Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:46 pm, edited 1 time in total.
