Snap On vs Knipex! Hose clamp plier head2head plus $9 NPC! Spoiler-SOFTW! But improvement is needed. 

Your bias to Snap on always bleeds through on the reviews, and just say that! So some young guy doesn’t blow 1/4 to 1/2 his paycheck listening to “Doc” okay? Influencers whether you like it or not have a responsibility to the audience that made them “viable”.

Going to save this for the morning but this is timely. Just had to change my fancy washing machines inlet valves. It has 6 small hoses and solenoids with small double ring spring clamps. My locking Knipex failed. My Astro cable style also failed. I have an old rusty made in USA KD Manufacturing No. 429 that actually worked. I just ordered an appliance specific pair ERP-KP2 as these clamps are small . Reviews are all over on them but these clamps were such a PITA I don't want to go through that again. They also work on dishwasher clamps.

Nice video ironic just ordered a set of the HCP11 and HCP488CF love the videos not a pro just a tool enthusiast and private shop owner

If Knipex would have had larger pads it may have been better. I thank it's difficult to have only one tool do all the different hose clamps safely. Thanks Doc great subject

the "K" is silent in Knipex......

Interesting... can't even remember last seeing a wire 'Corbin' type hose clamp. They introduced a lot of 'cold flow' issues leading to excessive/permanent deformation of rubber & polymer line. Same goes for those pricy do it all miracle 'county fair' wire clamp forming gimmicks... assuming you could ever find room enough for the 'installation' of one.

Certainly a lot of thought that went into the Snap on pliers. Another great video Doc. Thank you.

I still have my USA Craftsman hose pliers...They work great on all of those hose clamps!

That snap on pair is absolute garbage!

As far as hose clamp pliers go I've found that you really need multiple styles to have good access when removing a variety of different clamps in different locations. I own basically all of the styles you had on the table. One will work great on this clamp in this location and then suck terribly on the clamp at the other end of that hose because it's at a different angle or something stupid. I bought both the 10" knipex styles (the spring clamp one and the click clamp one) hoping they would be the end all to hose clamp pliers and unfortunately the cobra platform they're designed on actually causes a ton of accessibility issues unless your clamp is out in a wide open area. For someone that does the same types of vehicles/jobs every day you can probably find the ones that work best for your use and stick with them but if your work is more diverse you'll probably end up with all of them hahaha.

I’m a Snap On guy but Knipex has Snap On beat on the hose clamp pliers.

I"m guessing SnapOn expects to warranty those out often....seems like a lot of moving parts with opportunities to fail.

That snap on is basically the same price as the knipex and is clearly a cheaper made tool even if it works better

The Knipex design is confusing to me. I suppose from the company POV it makes sense, they already have the cobra design so to extend it with the "molars" is likely only an incremental cost. Still, it doesn't feel like the right design for the use case. I added the HCP11s to my Snap On wish list.

cheapo stamped steel handles and even cheaper stamped >push nuts< on a $80 tool. Eww, no, professionals have standards.

I have a pair of the blue point ones way better than the snap on.

Looks like for small clips they all fail.

How did you get them in green

I have a pair of the cheapies like you shown and they are good but sometimes the clamp will shootout and (ya better have ur safety googles on) cause it shoots with a vengence. Then i have a pair of the large ones you showed with the handle and then you have aremote clamp on like a foot of control wire which are not bad but sometimes they cannot get into a small area Lets not forget i paid like almost 200 bucks for them and that was a lil rich but in a bind they work ok. I was thinking about buying a pairof the Knipex ones but the more i look @ those lil cups I am turned off by the design . I might just have to splurge and pick-up the SnapOn HCP11 pliers but I am still on the fence. I know one thing I aint gonna get shot again with a one of those round wire clamps , cause they are dangerous and you could lose and eye .......

Have you tried the new USA made cresent/adjustable wrenches?… I have a some of the “old ones” and haven’t compared them side by side on the truck. The USA made ones look like they might not allow for as much clearance? Off topic I know but I’d appreciate any feedback… thanks for everything!

I use a channellock slip joint style

You should test the hose clamp pliers on the flat band style hose clamps not the Corbin round style. AST SCP2014 spring clamp pliers copied by many are probably the most useful flat band type hose clamp pliers on the market.

Engineering and testing is not cheap it probably took a few Jagoffs that had to have a college degree to qualify for the job at strap on tools to be able to make the overpriced legal team happy nothing gets on the market without spending money that why you pay big money one thing I enjoy is the warranty and yes I know I pay dearly 👍😎👍

Asked you before once but please review the new ULT Screwdriver and their phlipbits

It's the first time I would actually choose the Snap-on tool rather than the Knipex version. And yeah the jaw inserts are too small for the advertised clamp size capacity (up to a diameter of 70 mm in this case).

I actually really like the Eastwood hose clamp pliers. It doesnt have the flexibility of the knipex, but it has the stability of grab that the ones that broke easy a few videos in this series ago do, while also being rock solid in materials and structural design. I have been unhappy with any other hose clamp pliers ive tried including the knipex ones.

It would be interesting to see the swivel jaws from the Knipex used in conjunction with the newer adjustable twin grip design with a locking mechanism and spring back added.

I have the KNIPEX pliers, ordering the Snap On right now.

Maybe check out the Hazet 798-8 or the facom or expert options

Check out the KTC one it’s got a 3/8 drive receiver

You should check out the ones from Lisle.

Yeah, I've been considering the Knipex hose clamps but this video is good, really shows the differences in design. The SnapOns have really been well thought out, whereas the Knipex seem like the just retro fitted some holding teeth to the existing Cobra design. I don't think I want them anymore as they're pretty expensive like 3x the cobra price.

You did a video on Tite-Reach Handee clamps a while back. I bought some and really like them for smaller hose clamps!

Thank you for the great vidioes. Can you please tell me the Snap-On plier model number. Thanks.

Nobody will ever come across any of those hose clamps..they haven't been available on vehicles foe 30 years Doc...

Please if your anything closest to a mechanic you don't need all that by now if your seasoned the knipex will be fine all that other stuff is for amateurs