Electric impact wrench?

$35 to take off or put on snow tires is HARDLY overcharging.

Into the shop, onto the hoist, up in the air, remove wheel covers if so equipped, and wheel locks if so equipped, remove 4 wheels, install

4 wheels, lower the hoist and torque all 16 or 20 (or 24) lugnuts, install wheelcovers if so equipped, off the hoist and out of the shop, plus the required paperwork is a GOOD half hours work.

They need to rent, (or pay for + taxes) heat and maintain the shop, run and maintain the hoists and compressor, pay the mechanic a living wage as well as unemployment insurance, workmans compensation and any other benefits, and still make a small profit. At today's rates, $75 an hour is not going to leave much left over

which is why you get the tires mounted on another set of rims (yawn)

around here the cars are jacked out in the parking lot outside the tire shop and that's it. no need to move it inside and hoist it up whatsover.

it's must be an american liability thing to get the car onto the hoist just to swap 4 wheels (optionally with reshoeing) that or idiots riding on the impact wrench hoses with studded tires ;-)

or maybe it's unsightly to have the technicians roll the wheels into the shop to the wheel balancer for reshoe. The poise is maintained better if you roll 5 vs

50 meters out of customer sights :^D

I'm talking WITH the tires on separate rims.

Doesn't happen that way much here - particularly if it is wet and cold and windy.

You are certifiable.

That's exactly what has already been done, it still costs at least $35 to get this done. If you had to get the tires mounted and balanced on the rims, then that would be about at least $70.

Yousuf Khan

happens here rain, shine or an occasional snowstorm

what does that supposed to mean