The SL-95YC is designed to cut copper and aluminum cables as well as lead-sheathed telecommunication cables. The extremely large jaws and scissor-type blades allow for easy cutting of large underground cables. The sidebar handle allows the user to stabilize and balance the tool. This tool also has a built-in bypass cartridge to avoid cutter damage for those cables that are beyond the cutters capacity. The open jaw design allows the user to scoop up cables that are against a wall, in hard to reach areas andor the ground.