Diy oil drain pans?

[Want2race]

This is probably more for people with 4 post lifts but let's try.

Has anyone made an oil catch pan for draining oil on their 4 post lift?

I've seen many that slide between the rails but I don't really need anything that serious.

I thought of getting a restaurant steam pan ( stainless) and making a metal frame to hold it between the rails. Then brazing a copper valve to the bottom to dump oil into a bottle etc

Anyone done something like this?

Here is the pan I was thinking.

 

[killahog]

Thats not a bad idea but could you just find a used stainless steel sink and frame that up to the bottom of your lift.

 

[Want2race]

Thats not a bad idea but could you just find a used stainless steel sink and frame that up to the bottom of your lift.

I like that! Thanks!

I'll go check iKea. They always have scratched ones in their clearance section!

 

[garfunkle24]

A co-worker built a height adjustable one using the bottom of a barrel, a pan, two chunks of pipe that slid inside each other tightly then welded a nut on for a lock clamp. You can adjust to whatever height, just make sure the top tube is inside the lower tube.

 

[bobabuee]

craigslist for used stainless sink .build frame from uni-strut plumb it up like a sink to ball valve and add hose to 55gal drum on casters still cheaper than commercial wheeled or lift railed one.

have not got my 4 post lift yet about 2 weeks this first thing I am building...

then 2) rolling air jack rails with 2/ 12 ton harbor freight air jacks with
c-channel

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Ok, why not just a bucket on a ladder?

 

[bobabuee]

that works too....lol

 

[Want2race]

craigslist for used stainless sink .build frame from uni-strut plumb it up like a sink to ball valve and add hose to 55gal drum on casters still cheaper than commercial wheeled or lift railed one.

have not got my 4 post lift yet about 2 weeks this first thing I am building...

then 2) rolling air jack rails with 2/ 12 ton harbor freight air jacks with
c-channel

Picture of proposed design?

 

[kbs2244]

I do not have a lift.
But the best ones I have seen are just a big funnel down to a floor level tank.
That keeps the weight down low.
Often a screen of some kind to catch the plug if it slips.

 

[sberry]

A mud tray from Home depot is about perfect. I don't want to fuss with a pumper and bottle, I don't change oil like a quick lube anyway and my drum is in another building. I get a pail I haul it off. Somewhere there is a screen sits on top and I made a niche storage fit, out of the way.

 

[CJM8515]

A mud tray from Home depot is about perfect. /snip

What a great idea! Ive been using this 8qt plastic pan thing I found somewhere for years now but a mud pan would work so much better. I dont have alift at home so it would be perfect.

 

[Want2race]

I actually have a mortar tray I got when I had a bobcat. My big problem with it was that it would contort when I tried to empty it and go everywhere.

Now I am hoping for a valve to get it out without moving it

 

[sberry]

Most cars today hold less than 5 qts. A pan with 8 or 10 in it has its problems but I get a system and its no big deal and not worth the extra equipment.

 

[WhiffySpark]

$85 for an 8 gallon oil bucket. Why mess with these contemplations? Just buy the right tool for the job

 

[bmxdad]

HF has a 5 gallon one. Looks descent and not to shabby on materials. And with a 20% off coupon its about $60.

 

[sublimate]

I have and really like this one:
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200379218_200379218

It's all metal and well built. Use a 5gal bucket with lid on it for easy transport of the used oil to dispose.

 

[christopher7390]

HF has a 5 gallon one. Looks descent and not to shabby on materials. And with a 20% off coupon its about $60.

I was going to say to make something similar to this, but for 60 bucks, scratch the DIY.

 

[nadogail]

The first shop I worked in had drain pans that were made from 55 gallon drums.

A 6" section was cut from the end of a drum, handles attached and two pans were made from each drum.

This was 1955 in Anchorage Alaska.

 

[cactiki]

I use a metal drawer from an old refrigerator. When I am done, I pour the old oil back in the jug the new oil came from. When I remember to do it, I take the full jugs to the dump and pour it into the recycling barrel there.
Am I a hillbilly?

 

[Davi]

Over here they're called gastronorm pans. They're actually pretty cheap, been thinking about getting a few for use in the kitchen. You can get them in multiple sizes and depths plus the steamer inserts could be used as a strainer as they sit inside them.

 

[jimgood]

Are you talking about draining the oil for changes or catch oil dripping from a vehicle parked on the lift long term?

 

[DodgeMech]

this is the one you want...no fuss, no ********, no valve and air connection, good castors, etc...

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002SR7TM/?tag=atomicindus08-20

it's a few more bucks than the hf one, but is worth it