Accidently Left Key on - added 100 hours to hour meter

[Travelover]

As the title says, I have an hour meter on my lawn tractor that I wired to run when the key is on. Some idiot (me) left the key on and I now see an additional 100 or so hours clocked. Has anyone explored what it takes to reset an hour meter?

 

[ultrarunner]

Meters are cheap...

Took the SeaRay into the shop a few years ago and they added 78 hours... one of the techs turned the key on to listen to the CD player!

First and last time to the Dealer and now they are gone...

 

[DT86]

Don't worry about it, simply make a note of it in your maintenance records and move on.

 

[Zebrafive]

Would reversing the wiring make it run back? Probably not.

 

[Bob77064]

Don't worry about it, simply make a note of it in your maintenance records and move on.

I agree with this.

 

[Wa11banger]

Dont feel alone Travelover, as a new tractor owner myself I added 35 hours to mine just the other week the very same way. It sucks but I know of no way to reset it. Zebrafive, unfortunately its tamperproof they wont run backwards

 

[Cat_Driver]

I doubt there's an accurate hour meter on any piece piece of equipment. Disconnect it for a year and you'll be even.

 

[Travelover]

I doubt there's an accurate hour meter on any piece piece of equipment. Disconnect it for a year and you'll be even.

:laughing: I like this advice.

 

[MHarryE]

Cat replacement meters come with a sticker on which you can write the hours at which the meter was replaced and stick it on your instrument panel so you don't forget the correction factor. I noticed my Kubota RTV had 2 hours on the meter when I test drove it and signed the paperwork but two weeks later when I next saw it at their shop (they were installing options) it had 99 hours so I asked them to change out the meter before delivery which they did. My nephew, however, left the key on after he used it one time last year so now I need to remember to subtract 83 hours from the meter reading. My wife and I have a habit of removing the key and leaving it in the cup holder after we use it just to make sure. Wish they ran the circuit through a pressure switch so the meter gathered hours only when the engine built up significant oil pressure. That is how my tractors are all set up.

 

[sd455dan]

Dont feel alone Travelover, as a new tractor owner myself I added 35 hours to mine just the other week the very same way. It sucks but I know of no way to reset it. Zebrafive, unfortunately its tamperproof they wont run backwards

I like the old style mechanically driven ones- they don't count unless the engine is running, could do it like some of the cars- trigger off of tach pulses or an oil pressure light sender wired thru a relay to power the hour meter only when there is oil pressure..

 

[sixdogs]

I doubt there's an accurate hour meter on any piece piece of equipment. Disconnect it for a year and you'll be even.

Smart advice. That's my vote as well.

 

[cqaigy2]

Smart advice. That's my vote as well.

Only problem with that is you lose the interval information that would be used for maintenance. For instance, on my tractor, there is a 50 hour maintenance interval among others. I'd just notate it in the log and continue to use the meter.

 

[Midniteoyl]

Im wondering why it matters? I HIGHLY doubt any hour meter, be it on a lawn tractor, big tractor, genset or boat, is accurate as you can simply disconnect or replace them. You, yourself, said you wired this one in, so its not accurate anyways, right? Disconnect that thing until you believe another 100hrs has past and reconnect. No biggie.


Or, simply get another one...

 

[like2wheel]

Just leave it on for another 99,900 hours to roll it back to where you belong

 

[ovrszd]

I like the old style mechanically driven ones- they don't count unless the engine is running, could do it like some of the cars- trigger off of tach pulses or an oil pressure light sender wired thru a relay to power the hour meter only when there is oil pressure..

I on the other hand do not like the old style mechanical meters. My Kubota L4400 had that type. 95% of my work with that tractor was at or just above an idle. When I sold it to a friend, the meter showed 250 hours. The actual use time was much closer to 600 hours. I could work that tractor all day and it would register 2 or 3 hours. I told the buyer and assured him it was closer to 600.

I'm not sure how my M9540 is set up. I'm sure it's electrical, but not sure if it would trip hours with just the key on.

 

[Midniteoyl]

On my Ford, it runs at half speed below PTO idle, and full above. Kinda gives a better representation of the true use.

 

[Travelover]

Just leave it on for another 99,900 hours to roll it back to where you belong

Hey, now yer talkin'......why didn't I think of this. :laughing: