Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

    All'

           Any one looking for an hour meter that runs off you spark plug, check Ebay # 4349110750.

The seller has 10 left at  $6.99 each, plus $2.50 shipping.

 If you buy more than 1 shipping is 2.50 + 1.50 for each additional.

Ends in 6 hours + !

I bought 2.                                                            Fred 

Hey Fred,

What do you think of those SunDec tach/hour meters.  I wanted to add one to my Sears 17hp tractor, and maybe add the tach feature to the snowblower.  I've actually have been curious as to how many hours I put on the tractor each year.  I was made to understand that these Briggs engines are only rated for 500 hours, so I was curious to get an average use time each year.  I was looking at the following auction on Ebay, 4350497075.  Thank you.

    Richie,

   I know nothing on Sundec hour meters.

Also where did you get the life of only 500 hours on the engine?

If you are looking at the engine decal, where it shows A, B, or C.

Where c = 250, B = 500, and A =1000.

Those ratings are only saying that the engine will meet EPA standards for that many hours.

My lawn tractor with a twin briggs, 18 Hp has over 900 hours and still going strong!!

                                                    Fred  

  All,

    Which of you bought the above listed hour meters, beside me ?

                                                   Fred 

I have those Sundec hour meters on my Ariens snowblower and Sears riding mower. That's a good price from eBay. I think I paid $25 each at Sears for mine. On my 11 HP Troy Bilt tiller I have an Airguide meter that I got from Northern Tool. It has numbers on a drum like a car odometer and is a two wire meter that I wired into the ignition. It starts running when the ignition key is on so you have to make sure that the ignition is off when the engine isn't running.

Hi Fred,

 

jubol wrote:

Hey Fred i bought one thanks for the heads up.

Jodyand, You are welcome!

          For  $9.50 including shipping, I thought they were a good product at a great price!

                                                                      Fred

Ritchie,

I have just the hour meter version. When I bought them the best price I could find at the time was $25. I think the meter I have on the tiller gets its juice from the tiller battery. Probably doesn't have its own. I have to change the oil on the tiller every 10 hours so the hour meter is very useful. I use the tiller all summer as we succession crop in our market garden.

Jonathan

I dont trust those  little gadget but maybe one day i will try it for sure

Fred,

How accurate do find those? I have a tach that operates that way, I use it for testing only, I don't leave it hooked up all the time. It seems fairly accurate?

BTW, thanks for the heads up on those, you're a good man!