Description
GRIPALL - HINGED - 8FT 8IN, The most versatile tool in a lineworker’s hands, the Grip-All stick puts an easy-to-control "finger" on an insulated pole. Although primarily designed for installing hot-line and grounding clamps, it serves both overhead and underground circuits with various end fittings. Commonly called a "shotgun," the operating mechanism incorporates a sliding hand grip that opens the hook to grasp a clamp eyescrew and retract it into the tool head. A thumb latch then must be depressed to release the locked hand grip so it can open the hook. While the tool head is of Lexan® for close-quarter operations, the worker must maintain recommended working distance solely on the Epoxiglas® pole section of the handle as the hook and its actuator are metal parts. Easy to care for, Grip-All sticks do not require field stripping to clean. All insulated parts including the operating rod are outside the main pole, readily accessible to wipe dry. CAUTION: Do not clean the plastic head with solvent.
- External Operating Rod Type
- Tested per OSHA & ASTM F711
- Versatile tool puts an easy-to-control “finger” on an insulated pole
- Primarily designed for installing hot-line and grounding clamps
- Also serves both overhead and underground circuits with various end fittings
- Operating mechanism (or “shotgun”) incorporates a sliding hand grip that opens the hook to grasp a clamp eyescrew and retract it into tool head
- Latch must be depressed to release locked hand grip that opens the hook
- For smooth operation, investment-cast stainless-steel components include Jaw, Jaw Holder, Safety Stop, Lockbar and Latch
- Lexan® tool head is designed for close-quarter operations
- Worker must maintain recommended work distance based solely on the Epoxiglas® pole section of the handle, as the hook and its actuator are metal parts
- Easy-care Grip-All Clampsticks do not require field stripping to clean
- All insulated parts, including the operating rod, are outside the main pole, readily accessible to wipe dry
