This is the Klein D2000-9ST — the heaviest-duty version of Klein’s 2000-series lineman’s pliers, 9 inches, with reinforced knives rated for rebar, ACSR (aluminum conductor steel reinforced), hardened screws, and nails. The knife profile is shaped for hard-cut material rather than for clean stripping, which is what lets the tool chew through tie-wire, bolt stubs, and rebar without chipping.
It’s the pliers for ironworkers, linemen, and heavy utility service where the cutting load is measured in hardened inches rather than stranded copper. The machined-knurled gripping surface holds wire firmly for pulling and twisting on rebar ties, and the hook-bend handles reduce hand fatigue on long-shift tying work.
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.
