New Klein Plier Wrench Combo vs Knipex! Is it as good?

Let’s check out the new Klein pliers wrench combination? Anyway! Let’s dig in to what’s different and what’s the same as well as what is better! Have you gotten to see this tool yet? Im curious your thoughts on these!
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[WOOTIMSOAWESOME]

bought the Klein pliers because they were similar to the stainless knipex pliers my coworker uses, really liked the knipex in hand. And now we're compaing them head to head on the jobsites. Honestly the knipex are better, I find them easier to adjust to grab first try. Sometimes the kliens are really tight on a bigger fitting, the handle doesn't seem to travel as much as on the knipex, and if you size up the klien wont grab. Kliens are great, ill rock mine for a while, but the knipex ones just work better.

Edit 09/16/23: So I eventually bought the Knipex 10" version as well and use them together in my bag now. The Kleins aged very well, the slider runs smooth as butter, better than new, smoother than Knipex. Still have the same issue with travel, I find the Knipex easier to adjust fast and grab the first time, they just have more movement in the gear. But the release is way better on Klein, easily able to adjust them without taking hand off the tool. I can't pick a favorite anymore really, they're both fantastic and I reach for whichever is closer. If you want a lighter tool go for the Knipex, the weight difference is very noticeable in hand. If you want a more versatile tool for the money, get the Klein. The black oxide on the Klein shows age faster

[julesschoony]

I actually just bought all those for my shop at work. I’m a maintenance supervisor and these have already been very handy.

[SmokeytheBeer]

I really appreciate your honesty and transparency about the tool companies sponsoring content.

[sswwooppee]

I just bought my first Knipex plier wrench after resisting the hype for years. I really like it.

[golftor]

Appreciate the disclosure. There are some YouTubers that are not so transparent.

[mikenormandy]

You and I, are the same when it comes to tools - I appreciate the non-bias with tools! Regardless of it they sent you money or the tool itself - appreciate the honesty!

[joelsadowsky]

Love your videos. I have many Knipex tools and did buy the harbor freight pliers wrench and cobra knock offs at about half the price and they seem pretty good. You give a lot of honest common sense critique. Thanks!

[billyhighfill]

IM SO JEALOUS!!! They send you tools!!! Very cool. I love their stuff. About a year ago a got the small smooth jaws. And then the raptors. I LOVE both. The smooth jaw is my favorite. I seen this took dropped and I was SUPER interested. Great review. Thank you

[cilopez]

If youre talking about the Icon pliers from harbor freight, theyre definitely solid pliers. I understand theyre copies and whatnot, but for the price and sales harbor freight does you just cant beat it imo.

[reeks]

Can you start adding real demonstrations of you using the tools on hardware? That would be awesome.

[philchristmas]

Ended up buying several of these. Love the Kleins once I got used to them.

[ggrimm]

If I were to need counter force, two of these Kleins would replace 4 Knipexes - 2 Cobras and 2 Pliers Wrenches - making my bag or belt significantly lighter. Could be used in a 3-plier set-up too, I suppose: use the Klein with a Knipex Cobra or a PW, depending on the job. Another example of "get what's useful for your work flow", I guess.

[qzetu]

Thank you for your review. Love your videos. Ill try to remember to thumbs up all your videos.

[abefroese]

Hi Josef. A am greatful we had visited you and your family in person in your home town a few Sundays ago. About your video that I just watched about the pliers between Klein, Knipex and the Harper Freight version. I am a Knipex plier user when it come to channel adjustable pliers. I have atleast 6 different brands and I prefer to use the knipex myself most of the times. I like how you explained the part that you can repair the knipex plier but in my case afyer 8 years of use moderatly I never had any issues with mine. Thanks and keep up the good work.😎

[MrWesleyDP]

I have a ton of Klein stuff and I love it. But, when I see these all I can think is BULKY, they just seem bigger and more cumbersome even if they really aren't. Not only that, but I have a general aversion to most "multi" type tools as they always seem to be 75% as good as an X or a Y or a Z and I'd honestly rather carry a bit more weight for 100%. So, I'll be sticking with my Knipex Pliers Wrench and Channellock's (I have Cobra's and they are great but I just always seem to grab the Channellock's for whatever reason).

[mcj]

Great comparison video, man. These new Klein pliers are intriguing, but I’ll stick with my Knipex tools. As you noted, the spring mechanism on these new Klein pliers is just a bit too intricate and it also doesn’t appear to be user-serviceable (at least, not easily), which is a distinct disadvantage when compared to the easily replaceable spring mechanisms on both the Pliers Wrench and the Cobra pliers. Thanks for the detailed overview! 👍

[christopherharpster]

I'm a sparky, so most of all my tools are Klein minus these pump pliers because I like my knipex. However, if they make them in different sizes, they'll probably go in my bag because I LOVE my Kleins

[Tools_and_Guitars]

Thank you for an excellent and fair comparison. 👍

[Homo_sapiens_sapien]

I like the Klein for a single strap to the belt daily carrier, along with a good utility knife.

[jeffc]

I appreciate your honesty and transparency, it all makes perfect sense to me. Apparently the original patent that Knipex had expired, so that is why we are seeing the HF clones of the original design (which Knipex has since updated). I like that Klein went in a different direction and made some changes to their version, instead of straight up copying.

I do buy HF tools on occasion (usually if I'm in the middle of a project and need something NOW)...but as a general rule I dislike buying anything that is straight up copying the intellectual property of companies that are actually innovating to make our jobs easier.