Are Harbor Freight Tools Any Good in 2023? Review of Doyle Pliers and Cutter.

Homeowner's review of Doyle Pliers: Slip-Jaw, Side-Cut, Linesman. Doyle 63946, 63811, 63825.

Are Harbor Freight's Hand Tools Any Good? I'll answer that with a review of Doyle Pliers and Cutter.

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[thepenultimateninja]

These are a lot more expensive in 2024, but I think they still represent excellent value.
I just bought a pair of long-nose Doyles yesterday, and I'm genunely impressed.
I originally intended to buy the Quinn set of 4 for $25, but changed my mind when I was in the store.
While the Quinns looked absolutely fine, the Doyles were a noticeable step up in quality.
The Doyles are now priced at around double what the Quinns cost, but I decided they were still worth it.
Even at double the cost of the Quinns, they are still a lot less expensive than Klein, Channellock and other mid-teir brands, and appear to be roughly comparable in quality.

[tallswede]

I was very pleased with the doyle slipjoint pliers.

[harolddelaney]

I've got several pair of various Doyle pliers. I like them much better than my Craftsman.

[chengliu]

I feel like one thing that gives brands like Doyle and Channal-Lock a big advantage over something like Knipex, Wiha or Wera is availability. I have never seen Knipex or the others in stores and a lot of people don't want to have to order a tool and wait days for them to arrive.

[arturotrillo]

If I had to choose between the linemans with crimper or linemans with fish tape puller which one would be best? Can crimper be used for fish tape pull as well?

[mattsabeast]

Only reason I've had to replace any doyle tools was because I cut a hot 240v wire and blew a 1/4 inch whole through the side cutters. I use them daily as HVAC installer and loose more tools in attic insulation to spend money on looks or name brand.

[upsidedowndog]

For a few dollars more you can buy actual nice pliers and diagonal cutters. For the same price you can buy Channel Lock brand, a trusted American company.