From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Fri Dec 17 2004 - 13:59:27 PST
The small electric hour meters on most stationary engines, and on industrial
equipment, such as tractors, forklifts, dozers, etc, give a true cumulative
hour reading, since they are active only when the ignition is turned on.
These are separate from the tach and therefore are not indicating cumulative
hr/rpm. apb
----- Original Message -----
From: <JoeYoungInc@aol.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Cold weather trip
> Bjorn,
> The way it's set up, you have a more true accounting of how long the motor
has been active. This is then used to do engine maintenance. I think, but
far from sure, that the military schedules an oil analysis at 100 hours
(could be 200). Going by the hour meter is far more accurate than mileage. A
truck could be in 3rd gear on a long convoy vs. a truck on the highway in
5th for the same amount of time. The convoy truck would have a lot more
"mileage" on its motor, calling for an oil and filter change sooner. Since
> my big trucks are fairly inactive, I just do PM once a year.
> Joe
>
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