Snap On Friday: New Tools Snap On VS Knipex Side By Side Comparison. How Do They Measure Up?

[@corysceva5661]

I grew up using my dad's 12" set of knipex alligator pliers. Never knew the brand of them until I got into the trade and started looking for them. Found my dad's pair a couple years ago and asked him how old they were. He said 15 and I laughed because they say "made in West Germany " So I think they're a little older than 15 years old.

[@KoonTrucking]

Yeah they been around a while ! Ha ha

[@Jeepsteve1982]

West German branded stuff is awesome. They were so proud to be capitalist they poured their hearts into their export goods.

[@timblack33]

I lost my dad early in 2015. That was the worst few months of my life. The rest of the year I could tell someone was watching over and made memories I still smile about in business and my personal life. Hang in there Jovin.

[@aaronporter2180]

I found the knipex brand like 5 or so years ago and man they have changed my perspective on what a good pair of pliers are

[@ronniejacobsen3000]

SNAP ON!!!!!! Hamilton you are one of a kind brother.... 👍

[@jrbpit1]

Glad Hamilton is on the mend!! We need our Snap-on Fridays!!!

[@Buckuporbackoff]

I have carried the small rubber handled knipex for over 2 years and have changed everything from hydraulic lines to torch heads no problem. The best pocket carry tool out there!

[@chibaseball35]

I mostly only work on my own stuff and am a Harbor Freight guy for hand tools, but I love these videos!

[@harveysmith100]

Treat yourself to one Knipex tool in your box. Go for a pair of 10" Cobra pliers. Just the best tool you will ever own, and they do last forever.

[@KoonTrucking]

Exactly!

[@chibaseball35]

@@harveysmith100 hah, maybe I'll give em a try, Knipex don't break the bank for sure but it might start an expensive habit!

[@homelesszaya.6548]

@Harvey Smith that's exactly how I did it ! Got a 10" pair for the box till I could get the cobra 3 set .

[@ianloyd6384]

@koon trucking I got my CT861 About 3 weeks ago! In Green. My dealer was supposed to get 6 units, but only received 1. Then he received about 1 every 3-4 days or so for about a week and a half. And then none for the last few days. So apparently they’re coming! 👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻

[@mythicalducky]

I see that display of tub o towels, them right there are a god send in keeping my tools clean

[@TheCivicsiep3]

actully have alot of respect for this snap on distributor being transparent about knipex quality. i have dealt with tool distributors where if its not their brand its not good. the best was the matco man arguing matco pliers were better than knipex. i unfortunately had to explain to him the matco pliers were infact made by knipex lol. needless to say i dont buy much from him lol. snap on makes the best needle nose and slip joint pliers other than that knipex or nws

[@TWR358]

Glad to hear Hamilton is going to be okay. I am like everyone else, not happy when I don’t get my friday Koon/Hamilton video. 👍🏻

[@rayhollanti5225]

Just got my Knipex needle nose, wire strippers, cobra 250 & twin grips today. They feel and look high quality.

[@ianloyd6384]

Oh they are! Lol & and I’ve been a fan of ‘Channellock’ brand for 30+ years too. - although they DO still make a VERY good USA made line of pliers! 🙌🏻 💯

[@klintduin4186]

BACK IN LATE 1990s, CORNWELL SOLD CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS. AT THAT TIME, CHANNEL LOCK HAD A BIG PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS THEY CALLED "BIG AZZ" PLIERS!

[@KoonTrucking]

Nice

[@John-yf4ie]

With you and Snap on you tube were the best and most enjoyable watching!! Really sorry as both of you seemed very close!!

[@Kidkaos13]

I own a good amount of both snapon and knipex pliers , there both very good pliers , I honestly couldn’t do my job without either of them , the rite tool for the rite job 👍🏽

[@PoppaWheelies]

I also went Knipex crazy after I got a set of 125’s. I just bent a set of Knipex needle nose on a cotter pin . Threw em out . My 10 year old snap on needle nose are still strong

[@greapsoho]

I do like that German style pliers that NWS, VBW, and knipex have

[@johnwhite993]

This cold spell is due to Hamilton shaving his beard 🤣

[@jasonvredenburg4839]

Take care Hamilton.... The rest of the year will be kick ass... Keep rocking the awesomeness..

[@georgeferlazzo7936]

Hello again Clay and Hamilton Thank you for another Great Video. All good choices!!! Again thank you

[@joshuaburrus2916]

Got the smallest metal handle knipex, and the largest rubber handle knipex Hamilton sells. Lovem. You'd be surprised at how often you'd use the 2' tall knipex.

[@andrewpeterson554]

Best of both worlds by me. High 90’s and humid for summer and -45 windchill in the winter

[@KoonTrucking]

That’s cold

[@tomalexander7313]

I realized the southern heat real quick when I went from Alaska to ft benning Georgia

[@larryborkstrom3580]

Been to Mississippi many times love it the winter the summers are something else the heat humidity and bugs are something else

[@larryborkstrom3580]

What git me hooked on knipix was I found a pair on the road picked them up bought several pair after that and what I like several differnt brands snap on channelock and kline makes some great pliers as well

[@shannonhinton4092]

My Snap-on guy had the new CT-861 this week on the truck in gun metal gray, it was pretty nice wish I had went ahead and got it! It will be mine next week if it’s still there!! Glad Hamiliton is doing better, you guys are awesome keep up the great videos.

[@jaredfitzpatrick1393]

Hey Clay a guy at my shop got a new ct861 in grey and it's a bad little gun. You're gonna love it.

[@KoonTrucking]

I’m looking forward to getting it in

[@andrewdalen5119]

-11 below here in Minnesota, yesterday morning it was -31 below and the old c-15 hammered for a while even being plugged in and with the jump pack on. Lol glad it’s Miller time // happy Friday

[@big_mike_nyc]

Im truly sorry to hear about the passing of your Father Hamilton! 🙏

[@GrimmsAutoService]

I got the gun metal gray ct861 and it looks and performs awesome you will be happy

[@bobrewer177]

I got my hands on the new ct861 and it weighs 2 times what the 761 does and the light on the front is different but it has 30% moretorque

[@chayton94]

I want those bolt cutters man!! Glad knipex has a nice set. Must be crazy getting a surgery from a robot lol 😂 get well Hamilton 👌

[@Toolaholic7]

Hamilton needs to teach my youngest brother's new Snap On dealer a lesson.Does not know much.

[@AndrewM83]

Sorry about your dad Hamilton. I lost my father back in November of 21.

[@aaronlittrell8605]

Traded my 761 in 2 weeks ago for the 861 gun metal grey YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED!!!

[@d3monallstarz]

I got my appendix removed as well, but at age 12. Only 1 scar and the surgeon apologized for the size of the scar. Barely wider then 3 1/2 inches

[@_P0tat07_]

I only own a pair of the knipex 10” cobras and they’re awesome. I will never own a standard pair of adjustable pliers ever again. The push button adjustment is fantastic. The rest of my pliers are Snap On with 2 blue points pliers. What I like about the Snappy pliers is how beefy they feel. I love the flat areas between the pivots and the handles. I also really love the dipper handles on the Snap On pliers. They just feel right. That’s the best way to put it. There not some bulky “bi material comfort grip” which frankly aren’t that comfortable anyway. And they aren’t a thin or very hand dipped plastic. But they aren’t too squishy either.

[@ronanderson1816]

Thank you for the great videos.

[@adamhendstrand3936]

The new PWZ have a quick adjust nut and man does that make those night and day better still need to try the knipex ones though

[@ethanvickers1236]

Freezing our tails off here in north eastern kansas. Was just 2 degrees yesterday with snow

[@sanangelo7926]

That push button on the pliers is the best thing since slice bread.

[@KoonTrucking]

Yeah i love it

[@jenniferfreeman1752]

Hamilton hope you have better luck ya'll have a great weekend.

[@91rss]

Should get you the plastic repair gun with the staples,, they work great, only 20 odd bux, to try out,, invaluable

[@big_mike_nyc]

Awesome plier comparison video fellas!👍🏼👍🏼💪

[@dananderson8254]

I’m with you on the 125’s they are my favorite ones also

[@Scott_69HemiDart]

I need my Snap On slide top cart to come in, like waiting for Xmas!

[@lanwickum]

Had my apendix removed years ago. That was not fun. My wife is a nurse and mentioned my apendix, first time I went to the doctor in over 10 years. The next day I was putting a clutch in a 76 3/4 ton pickup. Then feeding cows and watching them during calving for my dad a few days after that so he could go to my uncle's funeral. I was amazed. To bad it went rough.

[@thatdude8247]

Knipex is all I've been using for quit awhile now. First people talked trash about them until they used them and then they pretty much all switched

[@KoonTrucking]

They are the best

[@Stephanchick]

I love my snappy cutters, once you use em a few times they loosen up. Forkin perfect

[@701chevy9]

Here in ND and we get -60f and 100f+ with 90+% humidity.

[@KoonTrucking]

Damn

[@genedewitt3992]

I was about 12 last night wind about 10 MPH ND 8 inches of snow. That is a bad night..... I an in downstate Illinois about 60 miles out of St Louis, Missouri

[@ssclassof2000]

I've carried the knipex 125 pliers for 2 years and they are excellent. It's amazing what these little pliers will do.

[@shaunmaxwell2745]

I do not know how you guys do the best and humidity. I’ll take the cold all day long

[@Adams_Grage]

My dealer just said he got his 861s in but I wanna see reviews on it since I got the 761 already before I try to trade it in

[@johnasosajr]

I’ve been in the south in the summer that heat is no joke but if you guys came up to New York in the winter you wouldn’t want to go outside we got almost 2 foot of snow last night but the rust and salt on the vehicle keep me working all year so I guess I can’t complain to much

[@theone9564]

Finally some Snap on Friday!!!👍

[@ecleveland1]

Hamilton if I were you I would take February off and on March 1st I would celebrate the start of the year 2022-B because 2022-A was an SOB.

[@tomward7479]

I have those needle nose snap on pliers, they dont open on their own you have to push them open makes them a pain to use. Hope Jovin is better soon, he's in good spirits for someone whos been through all that.

[@123donmaster]

My snapon dealer has like 10 ct861 already, I noticed them last week on the truck and told him I was really surprised to see them. I thought about getting one but the torque is the same as the old one?

[@kylesonsalla7620]

More torque than the old one. Traded my 761 in last Tuesday for the 861 and it's noticeable.

[@johnasosajr]

I have the long pwz ones I use for alignments they are great

[@theone9564]

I just went to my candy truck and due to weather 3/8 brushless impact impact is not coming in soon.

[@peterchristlieb]

Mr Clay, I posted my first video this week comparing my Knipex 88 01 250s to the new Channellock GL10s. I'm a huge fan of the Alligator style with the D pin and round recesses but they lack the button and number of adjustments on the Cobras. Gotta have both, and the Channellock and the Snap On. The ones I don't use go to Dad, he gets a lot of real nice stuff now as payback for all the tools I lost or broke before I knew better.

[@djosbun]

I hope Jovin feels much better this weekend.

[@keithmerce3863]

The cobra pliers are the best I will take snap on pliers for everything else.

[@Walkerservices24]

Could you please review the snap on 1/2 drive TQ series Flex head torque wrench? TQFR250E

[@glenngosline3303]

Good stuff as always.

[@danieltubbs458]

Those pliers are the best!

[@williamsanders1296]

Love to see snap on tools

[@trrmbath97]

He mentioned Bahco. Would like to find a Bahco 3/8 80 tooth ratchet.

[@BlindBatG34]

Pretty crazy what those Roombas can do nowadays.

[@Toyotas_n__Tools]

They have quick adjust PWZ pliers now

[@09alvaha]

My channel lock tongue and groove pliers are much harder than my knipex cobras, I have to sharpen to cobras pretty often, maybe once every 2 or 3 months, I've only every sharpened the channel lock brand once and I use them more often. When the knipex are sharp, nothing bites better imo.

[@paulmendenhall5226]

I finally got my twin grips friday

[@williamhuhman7516]

It’s -7 here, but in the summer it’s 100 with 80-90% humidity. We can’t win

[@crnkin2]

I just wanna give Hamilton a big old cuddle

[@KoonTrucking]

He’s just a big ole teddy bear 🧸 haha

[@thebackwoodsmechanic5029]

Knipex makes the best

[@calebsjunkremovalservice7593]

When your slip joint slips a joint get a pair of knipex

[@austinbachman796]

I have one coming in for myself I got gun metal grey

[@KoonTrucking]

Nice

[@pudermcgavin4462]

Would be nice to have all the tool trucks, but all I got is snap on and Cornwell I miss Mac a lot

[@mythicalducky]

I've got snap on Cornwell and matco also an independent, but id like to see mac pull up I've never set foot on a mac truck

[@patrickwelch620]

A few drops of cutting fluid and a few minutes of hand work, frees new snap on pliers right up. Then put a few drops of oil in and good to go... Pliers that are tight when you get em are actually better in the long run.

[@Nicksvintageiron]

I love all my knipex but love all my green snap on pliers too. I like the sticky/squishy handles on the snap ons

[@jameswatkins7278]

FINALLY FRIDAY !!!

[@KoonTrucking]

Finally buddy! Hope you guys are making it ok, seen y’all got a bunch of snow and cold fronts

[@jameswatkins7278]

@@KoonTrucking the weather way over stated we we were gonna get... we closed on our new house Wednesday 😁

[@KoonTrucking]

@@jameswatkins7278 nice!

[@pudermcgavin4462]

Y'all 31 ain't cold and also you all think hot is hot come to MN we get the hot as well!

[@KoonTrucking]

The humidity down here is what makes the heat and cold suck so bad

[@SuprMEGA]

i own a pair on snap on needle nose and a pair of knipex needle nose. i’ve had the knipex ones warrantied once, the grip on the teeth was all chewed up and i started using them as beater pliers. i bent the tip of them and finally got them traded up for a new pair. i don’t use them much bc i’m afraid to tear them up again

[@deedeeramone34]

They aren’t designed for heavy twisting the way American needle nose pliers are. This is by design, it’s a German thing.

[@bluefj-wc3vz]

Lol I'm looking forward to 32 on sunday so i can change a Chebby wheel bearing. That's a nice temp

[@KoonTrucking]

Have fun!

[@jalizkojalicienze1279]

Does snap on trucks sell single sockets?

[@KoonTrucking]

Yes

[@Rapidmp3]

I bought some 3/8 snap on deep impact swivel sockets the other day. Why? I have no idea. I haven’t used them and I don’t think I ever will. Hopefully someone will buy them off me soon so I can get my money back lol

[@leftyspinn]

Ive had pair of knipex cutters for 12 years and they are still sharper than a 2 year old snap on cutters. Snap on cutters suck for keeping a good edge. 2 pairs of snap on cutters and never again.

[@danieltubbs458]

Yeah same day recovery may be the case for a 12 year old young boy but for an adult it ain’t happening! My dad had his appendix burst and he was down for like 3 days. Only time he’s been down for more then that is when he had an inguinal hernia! That shit was rough. We made fun of it though to help humorize it a little bit by telling my aunt that they had to take his ball and I nicknamed him “One Ball Barry” haha!!!

[@drengskap]

It's true - when you start using Knipex Cobras, you'll never want to go back to any other pump pliers. I own pump pliers by Irwin, Stanley and CK, which are all decent brands, but they've all been retired now, because the Cobras are just better.

[@LGrancapitan]

New torque test with the ct861! It's a hoss

[@ecleveland1]

Clay, Snap-On used to sell a pair of their long nose needle nose that looks just like the Knipex needle-nose pliers. I got mine about 30 years ago but somebody else decided they wanted them along with the rest of my tools and my boxes. Any guesses on what I would do if I found the guy or guys that took everything?

[@ianloyd6384]

....is the a serious question..? 🤨

[@ecleveland1]

@@ianloyd6384 Maybe, it depends if I ever walk up on my boxes and tools, $40,000 best I could figure, along with over $10,000 of Ammo reloading equipment and supplies. Those are the 1990s and early 2000s dollars. Everything was stolen in 2002. I had my name or initials and last four of SS on just about everything. So there is still a chance, slim I know, but it's possible I could walk into someplace and find them.

[@blackghost1734]

@@ecleveland1 why have your social# on it. That’s your bank account number by the way…

[@haroldpatton01]

It's a balmy 75° Here in Orlando!

[@KoonTrucking]

Nice ! I will be in Orlando in a few weeks

[@epicragegaming2016]

snap on has the absolute best grips. can get coolant on them and they don't slip. everything else slips.

[@matthewmitchell9752]

I blame you for introducing me to Knipex... I have the full set with the mini metal handles as well as the pipe wrench one

[@KoonTrucking]

Sorry ! Haha best thing you could ever have

[@matthewmitchell9752]

@@KoonTrucking First I reach for... on jacked up O2 sensors

[@Scott_69HemiDart]

Snap On Friday!

[@botsbass842]

Hell it was 28 here in sunny south Florida the other day. Not fun with 90% humidity

[@KoonTrucking]

Yeah people don’t realize what the humidity does to the heat and cold. They think we are crazy when we say 28 is cold here 🥱

[@kswyg001]

I was really hoping to see those needle nose, slip joint LN47ACF's here. Maybe next week?!

[@phtevenmolz5030]

The Knipex needle nose and duckbill pliers are super disappointing because their serrations only go in one direction. I replaced mine with Snap On needle nose and duckbills because they have crosshatch serrations. I’m in aviation, so I use them both a lot to pull safety wire and cotter pins at odd angles, which would cause the Knipex to slip constantly.

[@damiancobb8177]

Just cracked open a cold one 👍

[@KoonTrucking]

Me too !

[@darrinclem2502]

After 35 years of purchasing snap on tools, the 1 thing I have noticed is the quality has gone down hill. My biggest complaint is the screw drivers. It’s sad that the chrome pops of the first time you use it. So u don’t buy much anymore