Klein Tools D2000-9NETP Lineman's Pliers, Fish Tape Pulling, 9-Inch

No. The D2000-9NETP is NOT insulated. The plastic-dipped handles are there for comfort and tool identification, not shock protection, so these must not be used on energized conductors. If you need a tool rated for live work, you need a 1000V insulated plier, not this one. Klein also calls for approved eye protection when cutting with it.

They're built to pull 1/8 inch (3 mm) or 1/4 inch (6 mm) flat steel fish tape without chewing up the tape. That's the NETP feature: the jaws grab the tape flat so an electrician can pull a conduit run without a separate fish tape puller. Round fish tape and rope aren't what the feature is designed around.

The cutting knives are induction hardened and will take ACSR, screws, nails and most hardened wire. The knives are precision machined, so they also cut cleanly on fine stranded wire, mule tape and pull line, which is where cheaper pliers tend to crush instead of cut. Knife length is 0.781 inch (2 cm).

Jaw capacity is 1.43 inches (3.6 cm), with a jaw length of 1.594 inches (4 cm) and jaw width of 1.25 inches (3.2 cm). That's enough bite to twist a bundle of conductors in a box or grip a bolt head. Jaw thickness is 0.625 inch (1.6 cm), and the jaws are cross-hatched knurled so they don't slip on round stock.

Mechanically it's the same D2000 series heavy-duty lineman's plier, hot-riveted joint, induction hardened head and knives, Handform handles. The NETP suffix adds the fish tape pulling feature, so one tool twists and cuts conductors and also pulls 1/8 inch or 1/4 inch flat steel fish tape. If nobody on the crew pulls fish tape, a standard D2000 9-inch does the same cutting work.

Yes, the D2000-9NETP is made in the USA from custom US-made tool steel. For agencies and institutional buyers working to a domestic-sourcing requirement, that is stated by the manufacturer for this model.

Order Klein Tools D2000-9NETP. That's the 9-inch lineman's plier with the fish tape pulling jaws, sold as a single tool.

Overall length is 9.35 inches (23.7 cm) with a 5.41 inch (13.7 cm) handle, and the tool weighs 1.1 lbs. That's a full-size 9-inch lineman's plier, so it needs a deep plier pocket rather than a shallow utility slot. The handles are light blue, which makes it quick to pick out of a shared pouch or truck tray.

The joint is hot-riveted, which Klein specifies for smooth action and no handle wobble. The handles are also tempered to absorb the snap when you cut wire, which is what beats up your hand and the joint over a day of cutting ACSR. For fleet or MRO buyers standardizing a crew, that's the durability detail that matters more than the length.