[AT] OT- hour meter

Larry Goss rlgoss at insightbb.com
Fri Mar 2 07:42:27 PST 2012


FWIW, I have several hour-meter's on small engines, Mike.  One I have on a PK has been mounted to the instrument panel for 7 or 8 years, and still gives the rpm's and elapsed hours.  It's one of those $30 jobs that is sold through small engine repair shops, etc.  I had one on a Vermeer stump grinder that I bought at Home Depot when they were upgrading their rental units.  The battery went dead on it, so I contacted the Vermeer dealer to get a new battery (and for instructions for how to get the unit open).  Answer -- the whole unit is designed as a throw-away.  When the battery goes dead, you buy a new tach/hour-meter.  If you go that route (El Cheapo model) be aware that there are two models available depending on whether your ignition is timed with a cam/magneto that only fires on the compression stroke, or if the plug fires on every crank revolution.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike M" <meulenms at gmx.com>
To: "at" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 10:27:40 PM
Subject: [AT] OT- hour meter

Hi all,
I bought a new wood splitter the other day and would like to install a simple hour meter on it for maintenance tracking. I see some digital ones, but thats really fancier than I need and I question their durability. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Mike M
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