Hour Meters On Ebay

jubol

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Hour Meters On Ebay
Original Message Jan 14, 2005 4:32 pm

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

This message was modified Jan 14, 2005 by jubol

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #1 Jan 14, 2005 4:40 pm

Thank you Fred...

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #2 Jan 14, 2005 6:35 pm

All again

Only 5 left!!

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #3 Jan 14, 2005 8:01 pm

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

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #4 Jan 15, 2005 5:10 am

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

This message was modified Jan 15, 2005 by jubol

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #5 Jan 15, 2005 5:13 am

All,

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

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #6 Jan 15, 2005 8:09 am

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.

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #7 Jan 15, 2005 8:59 am

Hi Fred,

When I read the 500 hour rating, I assumed it meant engine life limit. From that point on the engine can blow or something. I'm glad you corrected me on this one, thank you. Even some Honda powered generators, due to many that are designed to work strictly as portable power, I've seen them rated at only 250 hours. Again, I assumed because of the operating RPM, which is approximately 3,400 Rpm's, this is why it's recommended they get overhauled. I'm going to have to check my information more carefully.

Jonathan,

Do you have the SunDec tach/hour meter version or strictly the hour meter. I have the SunDec hour meter also purchased at Sears for about $15.00 on one piece of power equipment and it works great. Aside from the case color of the one Fred pointed us to on Ebay, again I'm assuming here, it is the same thing only with a different color package. Glad I purchased one, you can't beat that price. The only thing I don't like about them is that the batteries are only rated for 5 years. I don't believe there is any way to replace it. 5 years for a piece of OPE, especially a lawn tractor or snowblower, is nothing. I'd almost like to find a mechanical version that would work on OPE.

Richie

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #8 Jan 15, 2005 9:20 am

jubol wrote:

All,

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

Fred

Hey Fred i bought one thanks for the heads up.

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #9 Jan 15, 2005 9:25 am

Jodyand, You are welcome!

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

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #10 Jan 15, 2005 11:22 am

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

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #12 Jan 16, 2005 8:39 pm

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!

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #13 Jan 17, 2005 6:52 am

Marshall,

I will let you know after I receive them and try them out.

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #14 Jan 17, 2005 9:58 am

Fred---I recently mounted one like that on my 52" Murray built, Stanley. I like it, keeps up with your hours plus let,s you know when it is time to change oil. Mine is a Brigg,s product, bought it thru a supplier I ordered parts from---Thinking about putting them on all my mowers- Wonder if E-bay has any left?---Your friend---Will

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jubol

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #15 Jan 17, 2005 11:04 am

Will,

I'll watch for you and let you know when I see them again.

I'll post it here on the forum.

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #16 Jan 17, 2005 11:10 am

Will,

Check out # 4350636617 on Ebay.

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #17 Jan 17, 2005 11:35 am

jubol wrote:

Marshall,

I will let you know after I receive them and try them out.

Fred

Ah, thought maybe you had used them before. Thanks.

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #18 Jan 17, 2005 2:07 pm

Check out # 4350636617 on Ebay.

Fred,

Why are there two wires for this model hour meter, I thought they only require one wire that works off the spark plug lead? Is the second wire for a backlight feature? Thank you.

Richie

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #19 Jan 17, 2005 2:18 pm

Rich,

The big jagged semi connector goes on the plug. The second wire I assume goes to ground!!

Will find out when I receive mine and will let you know.

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #21 Jan 18, 2005 7:07 am

Thanks Fred. - Will do. Trust all of you on the forum are faring well during this cold spell---down in the deep south of Louisiana---it has been cold. (for us)--May the Lord watch over you until we post again---Your friend--Will

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #22 Jan 22, 2005 1:06 pm

Received my 2 hour meters today.

The hour meter is called, "Maintenance Minder", made by Briggs and Stratton.

I installed it in 5 minutes. started her up, timed it with a stop watch, at 6 minutes, time read 1/10. Right on!

Red wire wraps around sparkplug wire 4 times, other wire (white) goes to engine as a ground.

Pecanwill, check out: www.becoparts.com, they have the timers for $11.95 each plus shipping

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #24 Jan 22, 2005 4:01 pm

Jody,

Pretty neat, for the price!!

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #25 Jan 22, 2005 4:39 pm

jubol wrote:

Jody,

Pretty neat, for the price!!

Fred

Yea i just couldnt pass it up for that price.

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #26 Apr 18, 2005 8:59 pm

Hello all -- I was home today and hooked up my Maintenance Minder Hour Meter. Nothing......Looks as if the battery might be dead. I'm going to call the vendor tomorrow, but generally, if ya wrap the lead around the plug wire, and ground the other lead, I figure it should work.

Do these things have a battery?

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #28 Apr 19, 2005 4:20 pm

Gman,

I bought a Vibratach(Sirometer) from, M and D Small Engines, for about $18.50 including shipping.

Its made in Germany, under the name of TREYSIT.

Do a Google search on both. It is non electrical!!!

Tested it against a $15,000.00 Shop Tach, differed by 10 RPM's.

I consider that pretty accurate for a less than$20.00 tach!!!

Hope this helps you on your GREAT project!!!

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #29 Apr 19, 2005 8:20 pm

jubol wrote:

Gman,

I bought a Vibratach(Sirometer) from, M and D Small Engines, for about $18.50 including shipping.

Its made in Germany, under the name of TREYSIT.

Do a Google search on both. It is non electrical!!!

Tested it against a $15,000.00 Shop Tach, differed by 10 RPM's.

I consider that pretty accurate for a less than$20.00 tach!!!

Hope this helps you on your GREAT project!!!

Fred

Great lead.

It's called TACHOMETER - 19200 on the B&S website.

The home page is at: http://www.treysit.com/TREYSIT_Presserei_Schwalmstadt/Sirometer/sirometer.html

"It is checked and certified by the Federal Standards Laboratory in Braunschweig, germany and indicates with a tolerance of 1-2% a sufficient accuracy for the usual measurements."

There's an outfits selling them on eBay for $20.50 but the shipping was lower than B&S so I bought i tthere.

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #30 Apr 20, 2005 6:26 am

Gman,

M and D had them for $15.50 plus shipping, which was $3.00, or a total cost of $18.50!!!

Fred

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Re: Hour Meters On Ebay
Reply #31 Apr 20, 2005 1:45 pm

jubol wrote:

Gman,

M and D had them for $15.50 plus shipping, which was $3.00, or a total cost of $18.50!!!

Fred

Who is M and D?

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