Small engine hour meter?

[Sandhill Crane]

Can anyone recommend a good one.

I have had two crap out due to rain, and now I don't want to be without one on each engine.
Thing is they are really nice for keeping track of hours, setting rpm during use, and even 'job time' setting for continuous projects, like a 20 cord truckload.

 

[gotrek]

I've been using generic chinese hour/rpm meters I buy off aliexpress they run on batteries so far no defects. Not sure how accurate they are though

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[Husqvarnaman92]

Tinytach

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[gotrek]

Looked those up... Those are the ones I use. unbranded ones from china though. Cheaper but exact same ones.

 

[ChoppyChoppy]

I've been using generic chinese hour/rpm meters I buy off aliexpress they run on batteries so far no defects. Not sure how accurate they are though

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Same here, about $15 on Amazon. So far they've been ok, even in -30*

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Thanks guys...

 

[CentaurG2]

I have had good luck with the ENM-036 tach/rpm meters on my generator and snowblower. The tachs have held up very well but both the gen and blower are stored inside when not in use.

https://www.amazon.com/Honda-08181-ENM-036AH-Hour-Meter/dp/B00AL2DE9Q

 

[homemade]

Don't forget. If its for a KOHLER, the tach needs to specific for KOHLER engines. They don't fire the spark plug on the exhaust stroke. So the tach won't be accurate.

Edit: that is only concerning k-series kohlers and your looking for a hour meter, not a tach.

 

[Sandhill Crane]

Good info on the Kohler's.....

Both, hour and tach.
Not needed of course, but nice.
Ran engines for thirty years without anything, just being silly now I guess.
It is interesting though.

 

[muddstopper]

Thinking of getting a tiny tach for my boat. Not sure just how accurate the boat tach I have really is. The thing about tiny tach is you can order one with a custom lenght wire. Standard wire is 6ft, probably need twice that length for a boat. tiny tach also has a job meter that can be reset so you can keep up with how long it took to do a job if your working by the hour

 

[Sandhill Crane]

I ordered three for less money than I paid for one before. $8.00 ea. or something ridiculous. Going to try cheap for a change.

 

[gotrek]

Cheap doesn't always = bad but cheap always reveals how bad we overpay domesticly

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[Sawyer Rob]

My tiny tac didn't last all that long, I'm really disappointed in it!

It's on my sawmill, and the display because un-readable fairly soon after I put it on...

SR

 

[CaseyForrest]

I have a "hardline" tach hour meter on the SS...

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=hardline+tach