This is the Klein HD2000-9NE — the heavy-duty version of Klein’s 2000-series lineman’s pliers, 9 inches, with a high-leverage pivot set closer to the cutting knives than a standard lineman. That pivot geometry gives roughly 40% more cutting power at the knives without a longer handle, which is what makes the tool the standard on utility and heavy-service work.
It’s the lineman’s pliers that handles ACSR, heavy copper feeder, and bolt cutting where a standard 2000-9NE runs out of leverage. The induction-hardened cutting knives stay sharp through repeated cable work, and the machined knurled grip surface holds wire firmly for pulling and twisting without slipping.
Klein Tools has been making hand tools for electricians and tradespeople since 1857, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The Journeyman and Standard pliers lines — along with many of Klein’s cushion-grip screwdrivers — are forged and finished in the United States, and clearly marked as such, so you know exactly what you’re buying.
