I bought these just for the fishtape puller lol, within the scope of my job as an electrician, most pliers (from cheaper end to expensive) are robust enough to get things done, we are using it to cut coppers ranging from 22 AWG to at most (for me personally) 6 AWG wires, we are not out on the field cutting deck screws lol, so if you are planning on using these for electrical work, I think they are just fine.
I was going to pick-up the Doyle(Harbor Freight) based on Project Farm recommendation that they were on par with the higher priced Channellock and other professional pliers but they came in two versions, with the fish tape puller or with a crimper. Seeing that the Crescent has both features and is comparable to the Channellock makes the choice easy.
I also picked up this Crescent linesman pliers at Home Depot a couple of days ago to compare to my Channellock 3610. Crescent cut very well with the test objects such as fencing wire, nails, and small bolt. The 3610's cut a little better and easier due to 10.5" long handles. Crescent is a big, wide and heavy pliers compare to other linesman pliers. The thick bulk of the handle material made the grip quite large and the pliers didn't fit well in my medium size hand. I returned the Crescent not because of its performance but its overly large handles that didn't fit me. For people with large hand Crescent is a great linesman pliers.
I could see how the handle could be an issue with smaller hands, im still using mines, I actually like them. The cannellocks were a bit underwhelming, maybe bc my expectations for channellock is high.
@@ParklanCustom Channellock 369 might be a little underwhelming but the 3610 is awesome. Despite being 10.5" long the handles width suits me very well and its high leverage cut is better than anything in its class.
@@alexyu6928 I’ll have to give those a look, I have a video coming soon with the knipex lineman’s, and with your recommendation, I think I’ll get the 3610’s and see they compare to the 369’s, Knipex 09-12-240’s and crescents. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@ParklanCustom when you get the 3610's do a simple 3-wires twisting together test (as in doing a function box job) and you will see the large girth of the Crescent handles makes gripping and rotating the pliers in your hand is quite difficult even for large hand people.
I have those pliers (both of them) they are good pliers for what they are and they come in handy for what they are as well. I say (duh) to the channellocks cause they are made in the USA 🇺🇸 (the given). But the crescent pliers doesn't go to far behind they work almost as well as the channellocks for what they are.
The package for the blue channel locks says "limited" lifetime warranty on it too, the font makes it hard to see on purpose Time stamp at 2:55, so they both have a limited lifetime warranty
The channellocks may have a life time warranty but buying it from Home Depot means they won’t stand behind it with out jumping through hoops and still might not they are horrible
Where did you hear this ? A whole lot of their tools are sold through distributors as essentially open stock, just in a plastic bag with a part number on it. The packaging at HD and your local hardware store is the same too, so I don't see how they would know that you bought the tool at Home depot. This doesn't sound right to me, but then out of my 27+ pairs of their pliers I've never needed the warranty so maybe I'm wrong.
@@TylerSnyder305 Because Home Depot wants a receipt from them and even with one they give you a hard time. I had an older pair that had a bolt not a rivet and it broke and they said it looked to old to warranty which makes no since at all. So they don't stand behind what they sell. Had a broken hex bit socket and Home Depot said that is an old part number so we won't replace it once again they don't stand behind what they sell.
@@jimhaines8370 Well that's a Home Depot problem, not a problem with Channellocks warranty. Of course Home depot is going to make you prove you bought it from them because their not the only ones who sell Channellock tools and it's not their personal warranty on the tool. It's channellocks product and that warranty comes from the De'Arment family who stands behind their product, you've gotta call their customer service.
@@TylerSnyder305 I sent them back to Channellock as it was a 16 inch set and not worth just tossing in to scrap and got a set no problem Home Depot advertises they stand behind products but they make you jump through hoops even Horible Freight just replaces a broken tool and says it’s a no receipt warranty But Home Depot didn’t want to replace Husky tool either and I fixed Home Depot as I don’t spend any money there at all. The guy at the non customer service desk was giving me a hard time saying they looked old and and bunch of stuff so I fixed it. As a retailer replacing a warranted item only costs them the time to do it as it will be credited to their account when they send a claim to the vendor but in this case the employee made my mind up about never spending money with them ever again period
From what I see the Crescent is an inferior design. The pivot may be closer but it's too close, there's not enough steel in front of it and you can bet It would break before the Channellocks will.
I bought these just for the fishtape puller lol, within the scope of my job as an electrician, most pliers (from cheaper end to expensive) are robust enough to get things done, we are using it to cut coppers ranging from 22 AWG to at most (for me personally) 6 AWG wires, we are not out on the field cutting deck screws lol, so if you are planning on using these for electrical work, I think they are just fine.
I completely agree. Practically speaking, these pliers are more than sufficient.
I was going to pick-up the Doyle(Harbor Freight) based on Project Farm recommendation that they were on par with the higher priced Channellock and other professional pliers but they came in two versions, with the fish tape puller or with a crimper.
Seeing that the Crescent has both features and is comparable to the Channellock makes the choice easy.
I also picked up this Crescent linesman pliers at Home Depot a couple of days ago to compare to my Channellock 3610. Crescent cut very well with the test objects such as fencing wire, nails, and small bolt. The 3610's cut a little better and easier due to 10.5" long handles. Crescent is a big, wide and heavy pliers compare to other linesman pliers. The thick bulk of the handle material made the grip quite large and the pliers didn't fit well in my medium size hand. I returned the Crescent not because of its performance but its overly large handles that didn't fit me. For people with large hand Crescent is a great linesman pliers.
I completely agree with what you said!
I could see how the handle could be an issue with smaller hands, im still using mines, I actually like them. The cannellocks were a bit underwhelming, maybe bc my expectations for channellock is high.
@@ParklanCustom Channellock 369 might be a little underwhelming but the 3610 is awesome. Despite being 10.5" long the handles width suits me very well and its high leverage cut is better than anything in its class.
@@alexyu6928 I’ll have to give those a look, I have a video coming soon with the knipex lineman’s, and with your recommendation, I think I’ll get the 3610’s and see they compare to the 369’s, Knipex 09-12-240’s and crescents. Thanks for the recommendation!
@@ParklanCustom when you get the 3610's do a simple 3-wires twisting together test (as in doing a function box job) and you will see the large girth of the Crescent handles makes gripping and rotating the pliers in your hand is quite difficult even for large hand people.
I have those pliers (both of them) they are good pliers for what they are and they come in handy for what they are as well. I say (duh) to the channellocks cause they are made in the USA 🇺🇸 (the given). But the crescent pliers doesn't go to far behind they work almost as well as the channellocks for what they are.
The Crescents were pleasantly surprising. I was kind of shocked at how nice they were considering the price.
Yes I will use them as backup for my channellocks and Kleins and great pliers and price
The package for the blue channel locks says "limited" lifetime warranty on it too, the font makes it hard to see on purpose
Time stamp at 2:55, so they both have a limited lifetime warranty
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The channellocks may have a life time warranty but buying it from Home Depot means they won’t stand behind it with out jumping through hoops and still might not they are horrible
Where did you hear this ?
A whole lot of their tools are sold through distributors as essentially open stock, just in a plastic bag with a part number on it.
The packaging at HD and your local hardware store is the same too, so I don't see how they would know that you bought the tool at Home depot.
This doesn't sound right to me, but then out of my 27+ pairs of their pliers I've never needed the warranty so maybe I'm wrong.
@@TylerSnyder305 Because Home Depot wants a receipt from them and even with one they give you a hard time. I had an older pair that had a bolt not a rivet and it broke and they said it looked to old to warranty which makes no since at all. So they don't stand behind what they sell. Had a broken hex bit socket and Home Depot said that is an old part number so we won't replace it once again they don't stand behind what they sell.
@@jimhaines8370
Well that's a Home Depot problem, not a problem with Channellocks warranty.
Of course Home depot is going to make you prove you bought it from them because their not the only ones who sell Channellock tools and it's not their personal warranty on the tool.
It's channellocks product and that warranty comes from the De'Arment family who stands behind their product, you've gotta call their customer service.
@@TylerSnyder305 I sent them back to Channellock as it was a 16 inch set and not worth just tossing in to scrap and got a set no problem
Home Depot advertises they stand behind products but they make you jump through hoops even Horible Freight just replaces a broken tool and says it’s a no receipt warranty
But Home Depot didn’t want to replace Husky tool either and I fixed Home Depot as I don’t spend any money there at all. The guy at the non customer service desk was giving me a hard time saying they looked old and and bunch of stuff so I fixed it. As a retailer replacing a warranted item only costs them the time to do it as it will be credited to their account when they send a claim to the vendor but in this case the employee made my mind up about never spending money with them ever again period
From what I see the Crescent is an inferior design.
The pivot may be closer but it's too close, there's not enough steel in front of it and you can bet It would break before the Channellocks will.
Totally understandable, thanks for sharing!