Project Farm did the testing. Doyle beat channel lock, snap on, Craftsman and many others

I noticed you mentioned the handle flex that's the number one thing I'll look for in pliers the cheaper they are the more they'll flex

Hired a couple of guys last fall and gave them HF tools including the same Quinn tools you tested mainly to see if the guys could be responsible enough to take care of them and not lose anything. After checking them out I was impressed enough to get the sidecutters and needlenose for myself and with daily use they are working very good. Didn't linesman because I carry a pair of $60 Kliens that were a gift about 15 years ago but the Quinn linesman may replace them soon just to keep them from being stolen or lost. All of the HF tools have performed well, except the oil filter wrench that Tate lost and expected me to replace.

I have the Doyle curved diagonal cutters, and love them. I'm more a home DIYer, and I would buy more Doyle and Quinn. I like Klein and have a couple of their tools as well. What's great about the HF option is where I, and probably most of us, have more than one bag of tools: one in the truck, one in the garage, maybe one in the front of the house so we don't have to run to the garage, and in my case a light tool set at work for tearing apart cables or computers. HF gives me the option to get some inexpensive tools for all the "extra" toolbags I have around that won't get used as much.

The sharpe edges is for reaming conduit. Great review.

Good video and easy to understand. Thank you for the information and helps me with buying the best for my money.

I used to have a set of workforce tools and I really liked them

This is the video I've been waiting for

Iv got a pair of the Doyle linesmans for the price iv got no complaints. I dint want the quinns because of all the rounded edges. I use linesmans to hammer in staples and such.

Excellent comparison video

I have found that sometimes you have to sort through the Doyle pliers to get a really good one, but not often. My Linemen's pliers didn't have the sharp edge. Also, they may have cleaned them up some in the manufacturing since this video was made. I got mine this year.

I have the Doyle large slip joints. They are very similar to my Mac slip joint pliers. Not bad for $5.

Very good job on this video. Hopefully you'll get the opportunity to get more tools to compare side-by-side.

I got a pair of Quinn lineman plies ... Cut thick copper wire great.

I would be very interested to know where or how they come up with the nemes for the tools, Quinn and Doyle. Are these just made up names or do they have some significance regarding the tools?

Not long ago I looked at Doyles and decided to buy some Knipex pliers directly from Germany. Had to wait a while, but they're worth it (and more). I do have some Doyle pliers and they are good tools, but I must have gotten them at the intro pricing, because these days I prefer to pay a little more and get Knipex.

Thanks for this comparison. HF is coming out with so many lines of tools it is hard to keep up!

Doyles are Unbeaten for the price and quality

Awesome video cat!!! I remember ya just hit 500 sub's you'll be at a 1000 in a couple days! Keep on keeping on brotha!

Doyle pliers are to me at a southwire and Milwaukee level for pliers I own Milwaukee and southwire pliers and compared the Doyle pliers to them and they are sharp as are the Milwaukee pliers and southwire pliers and similar in price unless you get them on sale at harbor freight (Doyle pliers). They are worth the money spent for the Doyle pliers. Although the Milwaukee pliers and southwire pliers may go on sale they compare well. Good video sir.

At least the Doyle know that they are named Linemen’s pliers. Unlike the Quinn who advertise them as Linesmen’s.

Very interesting! Thanks. I recently bought a set of Harbor Freight's locking pliers (Vise Grip type) As with the pliers you reviewed, they had two grades. The set I bought was a small needle nosed style. I am serious when I say they are VERY nice. I am very impressed with the fit/finish, feel and functionality. Not to mention the price. They are sold under the "Bremen" brand name. I also own Vise Grip brand and I would buy Bremen every day. The value is superb. .Check them out next time you're at HF. All the best

I bought that whole set of Quinn pliers to keep in my truck. I think for the price they make the most sense. I didn’t see the Doyle’s being that much better than the Quinn’s and for the price they ask, you’re right near the Channellock range which is a far better option. The Quinn line is the perfect HF upgrade. Better quality but still at a budget price. While the Doyle’s seem solid, the price is just too close to better products like Channellock to justify the purchase.

Good information, thank you.

all the "gripper is on the quin needle nose are good for is pinching the fire out of your fingers.

I have both Doyle, and Quinn and my Doyle's have no rust but the Quinn's rusted within a week. So I'd say the Steel is not as good also grabbing just a few clips off my car the Quinn's teeth got messed up while my Doyle's are still pretty good. I love my channel locks but all of them have their place I beat on the harbor freight stuff but will use Quinn's for dirty jobs and my Doyle's for cleaner stuff and channel locks for when I don't have time to screw around

I was very impressed with the Doyle side cutters. Very comparable to Klein, and half the price. Only time will tell if they hold up over time. Harbor Freight has really stepped up their game over the few years.

I have the quinn chanel locks, linesman, needle nose, 45° needle nose, and the side cutters. 27$ for all of them. For the price, theyre awesome.

I've cut a fair amount of steel cable with my Quinn linesman pliers and the don't seem any worse for ware then when I bought them.

I have Doyle pliers and about 2 years using them, they are good I've not had any problems with them, I used to have the matco pliers set and the look similar to the Doyle, even the metal coloration, but these Doyle costs me way way less

Thank you very good video .

I want the tabby cat; you can have the pliers!

Do they work ? Can they get the job done ? Are they affordable and safe to operate? If yes, then conversation over.

Great topic. Before watching my experience has shown Quinn to be superior. Comparing long nose to slip joint so not really direct.

I have a couple pairs, I think they are better in some aspects than my Chanel Lock ones and about half the price, nothing beats antique players in my opinion but they aren’t insulated.

Which set of pliers would you use if you're starting as an electrician helper?

By the time you're paying $17 for lineman pliers (the price you mentioned) I think I'd go Channel or Klein for the extra $5. There is no question that Chinese stuff has vastly improved over the years, and I certainly sense that the Chinese are making a major, major push to saturate the US market for tools. There's also a place for disposable tools; for example, if you are rewiring a house with blown in insulation and crawling around in a tight space, you can drop a pair of pliers or a hammer (for driving romex staples) into that stuff and lose them very easily. Ask me how I know!

HF is charging more and more nowadays, so my general rule of thumb while browsing in the store based on 20 years of shopping there is: if it's made in Taiwan, I'll probably snatch it up. Soon enough, it'll be made in China selling at the same price, but usually with poorer quality (softer steel, prone to rust, and grip loosening)

Good tools, but knipex and wiha bether.tanks good vídeo.😍😍😍

I have the Quinn linesman's and they work just as good as my Kleins

I think I'm sticking to my old USA made Klein.

You kinda sound like Adam Corolla lol. No disrespect as I really enjoyed your video.

One major difference is in the joints One uses a box joint v.s. a much weaker and simpler lap joint!

I say that these pliers make a good backup for Kleins, Milwaukee, ideal, southwire, Greenlee, and like tools.

Been through 4 sets of Quinn dikes from simply snapping and chipping of the cutters and loose right at the joint. Upgraded to Doyle and have cut through zip ties to steel belted tires off rims. And bike chains to fuel line. No complaints way better than Chinese Quinn s , from experience.

The Doyle side cutters are like butter

For the same price just get Channellock which is made in the US

Quinn ftw once i think they are failing i take then back to HF for a new pair no questions asked.

I am kind of suspecting that the smoother looking finish. Is not really a part of higher quality. Bt that they tumbled a little longer in a polishing media that makes them appear A higher quality I’m not knocking HF as a whole. Bt they generally carry. Items that they can purchase. And make as much profit as possible and overall quality is not as much as a. Concern I do agree with many others that China and Taiwan do indeed. Have the technology and ability to produce a much higher grade of a product than they once did other wise thanks for the reveiw I probably would had thought that both sets were very similar by looking at them in the store at a glance

The Quinn lineman’s pliers look just like the Channellock 369s.

When I work in north America, I always buy Klein's, c'locks,etc, being born and raised in the U.K. bham, I respect the local product, has to be said, kleins are ok,

The Quinns (design) looks like Channellock and the Doyles look like Klein/Southwire

I'll never understand why people get so hung up on how pretty the tool is I just want a tool that works I have little to no concern about how pretty it is all my tools get used & abused daily but who cares I know I dont

Doyle 10" cable cutter goes through old steel BX cable like butter. Too bad the diagonal cutters aren't angled.

According to Justin Dow those Doyle's are actually older Mac tools pliers

No slip joint pliers?

In my personal opinion it's like the doyle is a Snap-On knock off in the Quinn is a Blue Point knock off

The Doyle pliers I compared were the multi electricians pliers

The dules or just rebranded mac. I have both they are identical. Ofcorse the mac are older. But good players. The mac were 4 times the price.

I don't see a reason to not get husky or kobalt hand tools. The ease of the unlimited warranty, and the fact that the tools are continually getting better, you essentially buy 1 tool and never have to buy another, provided you don't lose the thing.... or melt it.

The issue of bad finishes on expensive tools is not just a harbor freight thing. Knipex combination pliers are mad of super high quality steel and will last a life time or two for about $25 buck. But they look like shit and lose their finish in about a month of every day use. This issue seems to go away once you enter $35 up ranger of their tools. But it is still present nun the less. Channelocks have this issue as well but not as bad. But their steel quality is lower and I don't see the lasting as long.

Best version of every one of these tools are made by Klein.

Doyles are supposed to be sharp by design for deburring conduit... Rounded Quinns means you need to carry another tool to finish the job... Get Doyles

My 7" Quinn cutters have entirely different grips. HF isn't much for consistency.

Yea i sparingly use the fishtape puller groove in pliers ive given myself some nasty bloody teeth with em

Yea the doyle are nicer and the better of the 2. Like i said in another comet. These are just ilder mac pliers. I have mac pliers and the doyle and have compared them they are identical. A lot of companies do this. They take a discontinued pair slap a new brand on it and sell them. A lot of tool buying is over thinking it. You have 3 type of tools good bad and decent most you can tell by looking and feeling them.

for most people, the cheap tools will last forever.

Harbor freight never reveals their suppliers, but I believe the Quinn pliers are made be Apex, and the Doyle and made by Stanley. I may be completely wrong, but from what I can see and compare with others on the market, this is what I believe.

Quinn prices april 2018 side cutters $3.99, long nose $3.99, linesman $6.99 price increase as of july 2018 side cutters $4.99, long nose $4.99, linesman $7.49.

My Quinn's look nothing like yours. Mine are quite nice.

Why do people watch then say 'buy xyz instead' or 'I'll sick with my xyz'? Jeeze, it a tool for someone who doesn't make a living with it. Cheap, YES and way better than NOTHING.

Whataboutropcantheycut

Better than Milwaukee hand tools

They look well enough made, but I think i'd still rather go USA with Channellock or Wilde.

Purchased 4 pair of Doyle pliers yesterday assuming they were made in Taiwan. After reading the packaging, it plainly said made in China. Returning them Monday.

Never heard of Nipex! 😂

Right out of the gate those Quinn needle nose and alternative lifestyle cutters the handles on those I hate and would not get those never had a pair but similar tools with that handle style I cannot stand

By the way I'm not trying to say anything bad about you I'm just commenting

There ok but klein is the best only use the best if hf had the best I would use it. But milwaukee. Klein ideal greenlee if you're on a job I want the best to pass on to the customer.... And tools can make or break the quality look/appearance of your workmanship.

For about the same price - maybe just a tad more, buyers should just get Channel lock's = quality USA made! Lifetime warranty!

JUST BUY CHANNELLOCKS! Made In USA 🇺🇸 😂

I lose too many tools so I buy that quinn shit..if you cut with the tip of the cutters they will break off so the steal isn't that great but other than that..they get the job done

I'm cheap as hell and won't waste my money on Harbor Freight tools like this. If cost is the issue pick up a used name brand from any yard sale, pawn shop or classifieds for literately pennies on the dollar. Harbor Freight is great for something you are going to use once or twice over 10 years, it saves you $100 over name brand and then you throw the tool away when it breaks.

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Why do I want to take a wire wheel to these things before I throw them in the trash?

Buy American support jobs and economy

Taiwan #1. China #4.

Good review but the stuff about the measurements is kinda trivial...

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Oil them and they won't rust, duh

Don't waste your money on there vises. The casting isn't condensed enough or heat treated. Cheap junk.

Dole's actually a cheaper MAC tool, same dye manufacturing process, same company

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