This is the Klein D2000-9NECR — Klein’s flagship 9-inch lineman’s pliers with an integrated crimp die in the jaw, so the same tool that cuts and pulls wire also handles connector crimping on insulated and non-insulated terminals. The high-leverage pivot gives roughly 40% more cutting power at the knives compared to a standard-pivot lineman, which is what makes the tool the industry reference for full service work.
It’s the lineman’s pliers that covers a full electrician’s day: pulling and twisting conductor, shearing cable and hardware, crimping terminals at the service entrance, and setting into the belt for the next pull. The machined-knurled gripping surface holds wire firmly without slipping, and the induction-hardened cutting knives stay sharp through repeated cable 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.
