Quote Originally Posted by andrew1990 View Post
Give me a tire hammer, 2 tire bars, and about 20 seconds and I'll have that tire off the rim without having to smash anything.



$150 worth of hand tools are a must for anyone taking a tire off a rim.
Local yard uses a 3-way rim crusher that works like a log-splitter for steel wheels. Aluminum wheels are done on a regular tire machine. The tire guy (that's all he does there) does a couple hundred per day. I believe the yard pays piece-work, and not a lot, for that.