To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!

Hose Clamp Pliers?

R

robe5000

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 12, 2012
Messages
224
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Im looking for a decent hose clamp pliers (cable type)
didn't really like the look of the snap-on ones for 120$ CAD
any other suggestions ?
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
G

Guns R Tools

Well-known member
Joined
May 23, 2011
Messages
257
If there is Sears near by
Item # 00947390000P Model # 28650-998
Craftsman Cable Operated Hose Clamp Pliers
$35.99
Regularly priced: $39.99
You save: $4.00
 
W

wannab20hatch

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 11, 2011
Messages
329
Location
Gainesville, Ga
I have the astro pneumatic ones. Their purple Ive had them since xmas and haven't had any trouble out of them. I want to say I paid around 40 bucks for them
 
S

signcrafter

Well-known member
Joined
May 9, 2012
Messages
12,334
I own the sears cable pliers and they work great and are a great value. I don't remember for sure but I want to say they are made in France.
 
J

jeffk14

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 17, 2010
Messages
1,631
Location
GA
wannab20hatch said:
I have the astro pneumatic ones. Their purple Ive had them since xmas and haven't had any trouble out of them. I want to say I paid around 40 bucks for them
Click to expand...

Same here. I've had mine for a couple of years. Only used 'em a few times, but no problems.
 
A

Alta_Racer

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 1, 2013
Messages
100
Location
Red Deer AB Canada
I bought these, and have hardly used the cable pliers since.

HC4SET.jpg


http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-329633-4-pc-hose-clamp-pliers-set.aspx
 
Last edited:
B

billymade

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 2, 2008
Messages
7,461
Location
New Mexico
I've had the craftsman for a long time; I have had to warranty them a couple times (cable breaks or bends), they work well... very reasonably prices compared to other brands. The oem is a french company (gillet-group); they are not ratcheting, sometimes I wish they would open up wider and in really tight confines, there maybe some other designed head that would work better. That being said; for the price you cannot find a better cable operated hose plier of this type. There is no one silver bullet for every situation; there are some other styles that can be helpful in tight areas.

http://www.gillet-group.com/18-pince.html
 
Last edited:
R

redline380

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 30, 2013
Messages
163
Location
st. cloud, minnesota
my buddy broke his craftsmen first try. bought another one off the mac guy and it works great. dont remember the brand but im pretty sure coo is france
 
S

Skin

Well-known member
Joined
Feb 24, 2010
Messages
11,713
Location
Boston
redline380 said:
my buddy broke his craftsmen first try. bought another one off the mac guy and it works great. dont remember the brand but im pretty sure coo is france
Click to expand...

the craftsman one is france as well (same manufacturer), they work great. Not sure what your friend did to his...Sears would of replaced it.
 
M

MattPersman

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 1, 2009
Messages
1,656
Location
Indiana
I have a set of the snap on ones and had issues with them so a new warrantied pair sits in the package in my tool box. It was like the teeth for the lock wore seemingly quickly if I remember correctly its been a couple years since I have used them. I bought the Matco branded ones and use those. They were originally Mayhew years and years ago but they relabeled someone else's along the way and really these have been ok. They look like the purple astro but in orange http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003D3N7YW/?tag=atomicindus08-20

http://www.matcotools.com/catalog/product/HCPR20A/RATCHETING-HOSE-CLAMP-PLIERS/

The descriptions are almost the same as well word for word
 
S

signcrafter

Well-known member
Joined
May 9, 2012
Messages
12,334
billymade said:
I've had the craftsman for a long time; I have had to warranty them a couple times (cable breaks or bends), they work well... very reasonably prices compared to other brands. The oem is a french company (gillet-group); they are not ratcheting, sometimes I wish they would open up wider and in really tight confines, there maybe some other designed head that would work better. That being said; for the price you cannot find a better cable operated hose plier of this type. There is no one silver bullet for every situation; there are some other styles that can be helpful in tight areas.

http://www.gillet-group.com/18-pince.html
Click to expand...

I thought I read on my package that the cable wasn't warrantiable. It had a part number for new cable.
 
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
0

03protege

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 13, 2012
Messages
3,104
Location
Louisiana
I have the Craftsmans and they work pretty good, I really haven't had the opportunity to put the screws to it yet though.
 
B

billymade

Well-known member
Joined
Apr 2, 2008
Messages
7,461
Location
New Mexico
Yeah, the warranty (on the cable replacement issue) is a odd one; I have tried to find the part printed on the package to buy on sears website or the sears parts website. For some reason; they don't sell it or discontinued it, so they just have given me a new one every time. I emailed Mayhew; they do sell a cable replacement/repair kit but from what I can tell, Sears does not. I believe that Mayhew is the oem company that supplies the tool Sears (even though they have another company make it for them to begin with). Here is the email that I got when I contacted Mayhew.

Dear XXXXXXXXX,



You should find out if Sears has a warranty on this item. Most of the Craftsman tools have a lifetime warranty. They may give you a new one.

If they don’t. You can go to one of our other distributors that buy the cable kit for our version of this tool. The cable kit is part number 28651 and we also offer a complete repair kit which is part number 28654. Both these kits will accommodate your Craftsman version. Our distributor that will gladly help you is FIND MRO (Div of Grainger) telephone number 847-647-3422.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

XXXXXX

Customer Service

Here are the two kits mentioned; in my case they gave me new pliers each time I returned them.

Mayhew 28651 Replacement Cable Set

https://www.google.com/search?q=cab...hrome.0.57j62.7121j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Mayhew 28654 28654 - Replacement Cable Sheath with Jaws

https://www.google.com/search?q=cab...83,d.aWc&fp=4c547516da03500b&biw=1280&bih=937
 
K

ken w.

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 16, 2012
Messages
2,237
Location
Western New York
I have a Craftsman one and the cable kinked the first time I used it. I called Sears to get a replacement cable. I gave them a part number. No such number. I took it back and got a new replacement. It works but it has issues. It could open larger and close smaller. I'll most likely order a Astro in the future.
 
A

Astro_Pneumatic_Tools

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 30, 2013
Messages
2,108
Location
South El Monte
ken w. said:
I have a Craftsman one and the cable kinked the first time I used it. I called Sears to get a replacement cable. I gave them a part number. No such number. I took it back and got a new replacement. It works but it has issues. It could open larger and close smaller. I'll most likely order a Astro in the future.
Click to expand...

:thumbup:
 
A

Agentwho

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 27, 2012
Messages
264
Location
Baltimore
After seeing them posted on here a while back I picked up the lisle hose clamp vise.

part number LIS44480.

http://www.tooltopia.com/lisle-44480.aspx

For something that is easy to get to its still a job for the cable pliers or 90* long need nose. But the vise is perfect for that hard to get to clamp where you can't seem to find a good angle on.
I haven't used them yet but I'm sure when the need arises it will save the day.
 
T

Tbirdtc

Banned
Joined
Mar 29, 2014
Messages
176
I've had the sears one for 8 r 10 years works great heavily used now still have same cable on it
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
To avoid these ads, REGISTER NOW!
Top Bottom