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Pliers and cutters

Best Locking Pliers (VISE GRIPS)? Let's Settle This!

Aug 2021 · 18 min · 11 products tested

His winner

Malco Eagle Grip

It did a terrific job and easily won this competition

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Results, round by round

Gripping strength on grade 5 bolt

Higher is better, in inch pounds10 of 11 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Malco Eagle Grip1,053inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Stanley Fatmax751inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3Craftsman572inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Williams552inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5Milwaukee445inch poundsAmazon
  6. 6Knipex378inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Grip On366inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Crescent324inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Harden226inch poundsAmazon
  10. 10Tekton59inch poundsAmazon

Front teeth gripping strength

Higher is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Malco Eagle Grip209inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Craftsman155inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3Irwin134inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Milwaukee112inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5Stanley Fatmax111inch poundsAmazon
  6. 6Knipex107inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Crescent102inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Williams99inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Grip On95inch poundsAmazon
  10. 10Harden50inch poundsAmazon
  11. 11Tekton21inch poundsAmazon

High carbon steel grip

Higher is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Malco Eagle Grip206inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Stanley Fatmax199inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3Craftsman196inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Grip On169inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5Irwin167inch poundsAmazon
  6. 6Crescent166inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Knipex149inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Williams144inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Milwaukee128inch poundsAmazon
  10. 10Harden99inch poundsAmazon
  11. 11Tekton75inch poundsAmazon

Force to unlock

Lower is better, in lb
  1. 1Milwaukee12lbAmazon
  2. 2Tekton13lbAmazon
  3. 3Malco Eagle Grip13.7lbAmazon
  4. 4Irwin14lbAmazon
  5. 5Harden15lbAmazon
  6. 6Craftsman15lbAmazon
  7. 7Knipex17lbAmazon
  8. 8Williams19lbAmazon
  9. 9Crescent19lbAmazon
  10. 10Stanley Fatmax24lbAmazon
  11. 11Grip On25lbAmazon

Failure load

Higher is better, in inch pounds
  1. 1Malco Eagle Grip593inch poundsAmazon
  2. 2Milwaukee556inch poundsAmazon
  3. 3Grip On543inch poundsAmazon
  4. 4Craftsman466inch poundsAmazon
  5. 5Irwin444inch poundsAmazon
  6. 6Williams352inch poundsAmazon
  7. 7Tekton349inch poundsAmazon
  8. 8Stanley Fatmax311inch poundsAmazon
  9. 9Crescent265inch poundsAmazon
  10. 10Harden252inch poundsAmazon
  11. 11Knipex186inch poundsAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.