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Hubert (Ga)engine7 
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Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 8:50pm |
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The hourmeter on my Hindu Ford (Farmtrac 35) quit working several months back, it is part of the tachometer which still works, mechanically driven by a cable. I don't want to spend the $$$ to replace the whole instrument cluster but would like to get a separate meter to track engine hours. Any suggestions on what would work or what might fix the existing unit? Thanks in advance.
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DiyDave
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Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 9:00pm |
Try Surpluscenter.com, they usually have 12V hour meters, cheap. 
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Red Bank
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Posted: 10 Sep 2018 at 10:36pm |
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Hubert there is a place called Nichols Speedometer in Greensboro NC that might can repair it for you. I have taken dash clusters from Ford super dutys to them and I always have had good service from them. Give them a call and if I need to do anything for you let me know. I talked to them about rebuilding a Sun tach that is 40 years old and they said they could.
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shameless dude
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 1:11am |
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any auto parts store usually has the hour meters too. if you ever do replace the whole thing, keep it so you can show all hours it does have!
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Ray54
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 3:38pm |
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As for Dave's idea,I have run the electric on old Cat's. I put a T in the line to oil pressure gauge and put a pressure activated electric switch in. You have oil pressure and your hour meter is running.
Edited by Ray54 - 11 Sep 2018 at 3:40pm
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DiyDave
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 7:52pm |
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 8:33pm |
Thanks, Dave. If I can find a place to fit it I will get the rectangular unit.
Ray, the tee in the oil line is a great idea, the only problem is that this thing only has an idiot light that has already cost me a crank shaft. I might just plumb in an oil pressure guage also.
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Ray54
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Posted: 11 Sep 2018 at 10:58pm |
Well Hurbert you can never be to carefull. My cousin farmed with AC HD5's and HD9's. Had a operator that saw the oil pressure needle on a 9 drop off to 0,he shute it down and saved the engine. The oil pump shaft had broken,so a easy fix.
But that prompted him put a old car radio in the sun shade canopy and a set of headphones so you could kind of hear the radio on a open crawler. All wired through the oil pressure switch so no pressure no radio. I drove that thing for a day and was not to impressed but he insisted I had to use headphone even though I am a cowboy hat guy instead of a cap as he likes. I do believe he has given up on the whole idea by now. But he may wish he had kept it working too.
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