Want a tach for my saws...

[Bro]

Which tach should I buy for my saws.. Don't want to break the bank, but don't want junk either.. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for, so any advice will be greatly appreciated..

Thanks guys.!!


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[KenJax Tree]

FAST-TACH Handheld Digital Tachometer - [DTI FT100] - $85.00

 

[deye223]

Which tach should I buy for my saws.. Don't want to break the bank, but don't want junk either.. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for, so any advice will be greatly appreciated..

Thanks guys.!!


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if you only want one this one is good

but if you want them on the saw try this one

 

[JRHAWK9]

I have a Fast-Tach and also have a Works Connection tach mounted on my 346 and 390.

 

[Stihl-Pioneer]

FAST-TACH Handheld Digital Tachometer - [DTI FT100] - $85.00

+1 :msp_biggrin:

 

[jus2fat]

+2... the Fast-Tach is the one the large majority of folks here use..!!

J2F

 

[Bro]

Thanks guys.!! I knew I could count on ya....


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[Wood Doctor]

Another Option

Here's another from Bailey's:

Bailey's - SenDEC STS-5000 Shop Tachometer

Works with or without the clip. I personally have not used this one, but it looks promising.

 

[JOE.G]

Got the Tech Tach Tech Tach TT-20K Digital Tachometer - [DTI 110] - $85.00 Has all the features of the Fast Tach but can be hooked with a wire if you want hands free.

 

[272super]

Got the Tech Tach Tech Tach TT-20K Digital Tachometer - [DTI 110] - $85.00 Has all the features of the Fast Tach but can be hooked with a wire if you want hands free.

I second the Tech Tach. I really like mine.

 

[Zombiechopper]

Here's another from Bailey's:

Bailey's - SenDEC STS-5000 Shop Tachometer

Works with or without the clip. I personally have not used this one, but it looks promising.

I have this one. It works fine. Digital Tachs are pretty simple devices. The actual electronics are not complicated. Just pick one you like.

 

[Wood Doctor]

I have this one. It works fine. Digital Tachs are pretty simple devices. The actual electronics are not complicated. Just pick one you like.

Terrific, and it looks good. I'm going to ask LOML to order one for me. This one just "looks" at the spark plug and works. It also has a battery that lasts and lasts. What could be simpler and more efficient than that?

Bailey's usually sells good stuff.

 

[likesaws]

I second the Tech Tach. I really like mine.

ME too get the tech tach. Its made in the USA.

 

[griffonks]

I bought a Stihl Tach off of CL. Price was good, but I wish I'd asked here first.... My tach has a non-replaceable battery....

 

[rmh3481]

I bought a Stihl Tach off of CL. Price was good, but I wish I'd asked here first.... My tach has a non-replaceable battery....

Griff,
Double check that battery. Most of the Stihl and Echo branded units are Oppama and theyre pretty much the factory pick.

Manufacturing items>engine tachometer

 

[Stihlofadeal64]

+2... the Fast-Tach is the one the large majority of folks here use..!!

J2F

I'm next. Bought one and never looked back! Best investment ever in my "saw tuning" tools.

 

[madpogue]

.... My tach has a non-replaceable battery....

Or so they want you to think. I go one of those Briggs hour meters (no tach, just the meter) like this one: Amazon.com: Briggs & Stratton Maintenance Minder Hour Meter 5081K: Patio, Lawn & Garden , for a DR string mower. Sealed, "one use" battery. Yeah sure. When the battery went dead, I just sliced it open along the seam, and inside was a Lithium watch battery. I'm fixin' on just duct-taping it back together (okay, maybe a line of RTV around the seam) when I get a fresh battery for it. Bet a nickel you could do something similar.

 

[JOE.G]

Edge and Engine was good to deal with also on tech/Fast Tach, The first one they sent was scratched on the inside glass, I called them up and they sent a brand new unit, no questions asked. The unit had to be scratched from the factory since it would have had to been taken apart to scratch it. I tried them both and they both read same RPM, One of them seemed to boune around a touch more then the other.

 

[Wood Doctor]

Quality...

Quality does make a difference. At a GTG I attended last year two guys brought engine tachs. They were nearly 500 RPM apart above 10,000 and 200 RPM apart at idle. One was consistently higher than the other. We never knew which one was right. :bang:

Both were supposedly spark counters.