Tire and wheel service equipment appraisals.
A tire and wheel equipment appraisal from Lukes & Lukes is an independent, USPAP-compliant opinion of value for the machines that run a tire store: changers, balancers, TPMS tools, inflation cages and the lifts that serve them. We grade each machine by class, brand and duty cycle, then value it against a deep national used market. Built to withstand lender, SBA, IRS, audit and legal review.
What we appraise
Every machine in the mount-and-balance bay.
A tire store's value lives in its bays. The changers and balancers do the volume, and the lenders, buyers and courts that look at a store want each machine identified, graded and valued on its own market. We appraise the full line, from a single independent shop to a multi-store chain, machine by machine.
- Tire changers: swing-arm, tilt-back and leverless machines, plus heavy-duty truck changers.
- Wheel balancers: standard spin balancers and road-force machines, by brand and age.
- TPMS and diagnostics: programming tools, sensor kits and tread inspection equipment.
- Safety and handling: tire spreaders, inflation cages, bead seaters and wheel weight inventory.
- Nitrogen and inflation: nitrogen generation systems and automated inflation stations.
- Supporting lifts: the two-post, scissor and mid-rise lifts that serve the tire bays.
What drives the number
Class, brand and duty cycle set the value.
Volume class comes first: a heavy-duty commercial truck changer trades on a different market than a passenger-car machine. Leverless changers and road-force balancers hold value better than entry-level machines because high-volume stores keep buying them used. Brand tier matters for the same reason, and so does duty cycle: a balancer that has run six bays of daily volume grades differently than the same model in a quiet shop. The used market is deep and national, with active equipment dealers and auctions setting real comparable prices. In chain deals, the per-store equipment value multiplies across the store count, so small grading differences become large numbers.
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Which value applies
The right premise for the situation.
The same store carries different numbers depending on why you need the appraisal. We determine and defend the premise your situation requires.
Common questions
Answers, up front.
What tire and wheel equipment do you appraise?
The full line of a tire and wheel operation: swing-arm, tilt-back, leverless and heavy-duty tire changers, standard and road-force wheel balancers, TPMS programming tools, tire spreaders, inflation cages, nitrogen systems, tread and inspection equipment, and the lifts that serve the bays. Each machine is identified, graded and valued on its own market.
Do tire changers and balancers hold their value?
The better machines do. Leverless changers and road-force balancers from top-tier brands hold value well because high-volume stores buy them used through a deep national network of equipment dealers and auctions. Entry-level machines depreciate faster. Duty cycle matters too: a machine from a six-bay, high-volume store grades differently than the same model from a quiet shop.
Can you appraise the equipment across a multi-store chain?
Yes. We appraise chains store by store, with each machine listed and graded, then roll the values into a single report. In chain transactions the per-store equipment value multiplies across the store count, so a consistent, defensible grading method matters more, not less, as the deal gets larger.
Are these appraisals accepted by lenders, the SBA and the courts?
Yes. Reports are USPAP-compliant, prepared by a NEBB-certified Machinery & Equipment Appraiser (CMEA), and built to withstand lender, SBA, IRS, audit and legal review.