What kind of pliers/crimpers are these?

[Bob Kontak]

Storage wars guys I rent from came across these in their piles of stuff.

Nice quality but no idea what used for.

Thanks.

[flipper35]

Wire strippers or for horses.

[wswartzwel]

Those are hose clamp pliers... Used for clamps like on CV joints, and high pressure fuel line

[wswartzwel]

[asphaltgambler]

They maintain a flat squeeze across and the center piece keeps the clamp from bulging...

[71T Targa]

Oh the knowledge of this board!

I assume the two square holes are for a ratchet if extra length is needed?

[Bob Kontak]

Cool. Thanks guys.

[fastfredracing]

With these two tools, you can clamp, and band nearly anything. Rack boots, Cv boots, fuel hose clamps, nylon line clamps.. Great tool. Just get yourself an assortment of cv boot clamps and you are good to go forever .
There was a time when we used to replace cv joints, and boots, you know, actual mechanic work, now we mostly just replace axle shaft assemblies .

I love talking about tools .....

[Hendog]

Oetiker clamp pliers if I'm not mistackin, mistaquin, mistakin...oh whatever...

[LWJ]

Beat me to it. Oetiker is what I would have said.

[Nickshu]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

This. I have a set exactly like that. Bought them for doing CV boot bands on VW/Audi/Porsche cars and others.

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by LWJ

Beat me to it. Oetiker is what I would have said.

Cant fine Oetiker name on it but says made in US.

[cabmandone]

Damn Bob! I considered you a man of the world and you post a thread like this?

BTW, I was over in the Wooster area today. REALLY like that part of Ohio.

[Baz]

We used to sell those and the clamps when I worked at Lesco. Little different clamp though - they had ears on opposed sides you'd crimp in - not a "band" type as in Bill's pic.

Used them for hoses for lawn and pest control sprayers.

Check out the cases of Dursban I'm leaning against......those were the days......

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by cabmando

Damn Bob! I considered you a man of the world and you post a thread like this?

BTW, I was over in the Wooster area today. REALLY like that part of Ohio.

What's scary is I looked and have a nearly identical set of pliers in my tool box.

It's like fastfredracing says, the real men are gone. Nobody bands shiet these days.

Brother works in Wooster on and off for Cleveland Clinic when not in Wadsworth There is a guitar/music shop there that has a killer "Mystery Machine" out front.

[DanielDudley]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

There was a time when we used to replace cv joints, and boots, you know, actual mechanic work, now we mostly just replace axle shaft assemblies.

Why is that Fred?

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by DanielDudley

Why is that Fred?

I know you asked Fred but...

I'd guess it's because you can buy axle shafts pretty cheap for modern cars. If you look at the time it takes to disassemble, clean, reassemble, pack with grease... the cost of labor to replace a boot will be about equal to the cost of an entire new half shaft.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Manufacturing labor is cheap (China) whereas repair labor is expensive (USA).

Another way China has been eviscerating our economy.