I'm a 30+ year hvac service tech and I have always used klein linesmans. The only time I had to replace them is when I cut into a hot wire! I also use them as a hammer! Just turn them over to the flat side and hammer away. Great pliers
I've tried them all. I have them all. I like my kleins. I keep coming back to my kleins. I beat the p00p out of my kleins and they still love me back. I like the others. But I love my kleins. I really like my channellocks.
Just FYI, the Klein you have there have a New England style head, that's why they're a little thicker with those bulging rounded sections. Those are part number HD2000-9NE. You need to understand their part coding system for it to make sense. Basically the letters before the numbers mean the type of handle finish, you have D - Dipped, HD - Double Dipped, J - Journeyman, and a few others (electrically insulated, and high visibility glow in the dark). The numbers immediately after designate the series and/or steel type, in this case its the 2000 series, their heavy duty hardened head and extra hardened knives. The last number is the length of tool, in this case 9 inches. Finally the letters after the last number designate any special features or variants (in this case NE for New England style head). New England style heads are made so that they're able to ream conduit piping. Klein offers pliers with regular, non-New England, straighter style heads as well as some other styles. Not all styles are available in every series type, handle type, or feature type.
just bought some southwire for 22 bucks on amazon...well see ....my old kliens or knipex i can still one hand 1/4 20 screws easily enough.....both good
Only company I've seen do some real aggressive laser etching is Wilde. However they don't make their own linesman pliers so it's a gamble on if those would feature it. But their angle nose pliers it is deep and sharp and very well done. On the Knipex it does indeed appear forged in.
@@realworldtoolreviews I agree. I think other companies go with laser etching not just because it simplifies the very very expensive forging dies (a die for a single combination wrench can cost in excess of 10 grand!) but to make it easier for them to cut deals on private labeling, just laser whoever's logo on there. Channellock has been getting more bold with their SpeedGrip and GripLock and forging U.S.A. right into it but don't put the brand in there, on the GLs it's just printed on the handle (which is a terrible spot) and for the SGs it's molded into the handle. Guess they're relying on their unique blue as the identifier. If it was even just stamped in I think it would be nicer. I was looking at their diag cutters today and noticed while they retained the classic shape that the stamping once had on them, even that is laser etched.
This is probably the third comparison video I have watched on these two pliers. Klein is apparently the favorite, and I have to agree. I like refined tools but being an American, I just prefer the rugged tough look and feel a bit more. Plus, these Klein lineman's don't have as much vibration when cutting.
Yea the Kleins are just a little bit nicer. They’re just a little more heavy duty and effortless to use than the Knipex. Those Knipex are still damn strong though.
Just a heads up that all of klien other than the ones already made here, all of klien tools pliers, screwdrivers wrenches, their version of channellocks every freaking tool down to the last metal filing will be made here in the USA. No more made overseas crap (Taiwan, China, Japan, Spain, Vietnam, Germany, etc. ). This told to me by one of the workers at my local electrical supply house from the Klein (family) the horses mouth.
So i own both and they’re both best of the best , knipex are sharp and lightweight, kleins are sharp a bit more heavy but they absorb pressure when cutting, Both these rust pretty bad but in my opinion i feel like the metal material in my Kleins will outlast my Knipex.
Nothing wrong with that. I started my job with a set of Stanley pliers and craftsman screwdrivers. As I started making money I started replacing the pliers and screwdrivers I use the most with Kleins. Tbh if I could go back. I would probably stick with Klein pliers and Wiha screwdrivers.
USA all the way bud...but have to say, if u dont go wit Klein than knipex is the way to go...i recently got the Milwaukee linesmens and im actually pretty impressed...they are all good is wat im saying i guess...great vid bud 👍👍
Knipex engraved their name on there. I originally bought Knipex linemans but returned them and got the double-dipped glow-in-the-dark Klein D2000s instead
Should have twisted wire and made joints, take out some knockouts and try turning some bolts heads, THEN judge them. I think judging the pliers based off of purely their cutting power isn’t fair to either one.
I wish they still stamped them. I’ve never understood why everybody quit stamping them. It doesn’t seem like it would that much more of a cost, but it must be.
I have never used any snap on linesman pliers, but I have seen them on the truck. They seem really high quality, but they are super tight opening and closing them. The snap on pliers that I own still don’t fall open freely after using them a ton, which doesn’t bother me too much, but with linesman pliers, I really like them to fall open effortlessly. The snap ons are also almost double the price. All that being said…. I would still like a pair of snap on lineman pliers some day 😂😂
I sold construction and industrial tools for 44 years. I sold all the brands. My father was a union electrician and if it didn’t have “the little man on the pole” he wouldn’t use any other brand of electrician’s pliers. In the trade, electricians pliers are referred to sa “Kleins”. Nuff said.
I prefer channellock pliers and cutters and Klein Strippers and drivers. Project Farm did some testing and Knipex although very nice and certainly not junk, just don't quite compete with their American counterparts. Ive used them all and I still prefer my channelocks. Edit, The tongue and groove Knipex do come out on top though and even Doyle beats channellock in some things.
Very loose and easy to open or close straight out of the box? That, to me, just means loose tolerances. There should be a break in period. Just like a good engine. Good Klein's had no problem with cutting 1/4-20 bolts without causing damage. Side cutters or linesmans. All "Dipped Handles", double dipped or not, should be replaced with something thick and more resistant to voltage and nicks. I have 25+ year old Klein tools that are still awesome to this day. I acquired my first Masters Electrician license in 1993. If I am going to work on any live lines I will use Klein.
Had a $50 pair of Knipex and Channellock pliers both chip cutting 12-3/G and have been using a $16 set of Tekton that cuts like butter . Love my Kleins as well ... Just sayin' ...
That’s crazy that a pair of linesman’s like that would chip on 12-3. That would be super disappointing to me if they were mine. It’s not always the most expensive tool that works the best!
The Knipex pliers are very good, but they aren't Klein. I'm an electrician for almost 40 years and have owned several Kleins and even have most of them still and recently bought the same Knipex you have. Like you said, right out of the box they are loose and ready to go. The things I'm not great with are the edges are a bit sharp and they are a little nose heavy. The "snap" when you cut is a combo of being new and angle of the cutting jaws.
Which Knipex and which Kleins? They both make various Lineman pliers with various head styles. They both have head styles specifically for reaming conduit piping.
@@ericbell429 The ones I have in this video are the 09-01-240. It’s the same exact pliers without the comfort grip. They are the 9.5 in “Ultra high leverage” ones.
@@realworldtoolreviews The model I mentioned had dimensions of 240x56x23mm. With the additional thicker comfort grip and thicker steel, it gives it just that much more leverage over the 09-01-240 with dimensions of 240x55x17. The Knipex website lists the dimensions.
@@ericbell429 Idk bro I’m not convinced that the steel is any different. I think it’s the same pliers with different handles and the slightly larger dimensions on the comfort grip ones are because the comfort grips are bigger than the dipped handles.
