how many gauges is too much?

[oilwell1415 563]

I look at gauges like this:  Does it tell me anything that's going to make me change what I'm doing when I look at it?  Hour meter?  No.  Oil pressure (if appropriate)?  Yes.  Oil temperature?  Yes.  CHT?  Yes.  Voltage? Yes.  Amperage?  Yes.  Tachometer?  No.  Fuel level?  Yes.  Hydraulic pressure and fluid temp (if appropriate)?  Yes.

[meadowfield 2,754]

2 hours ago, Rob R said:

LUV the RPM dial indicator (WH) where can I get one, what is the cost and how is it installed.  THANKS 

 

I've made these from cheap chinese ones. Theres a thread from about 6 years ago somewhere...

[meadowfield 2,754]

53 minutes ago, bcgold said:

My Mitsubishi Pajero had a factory installed inclinometer

 

 

 

don't need that, if my beer spills then slope is too steep 

[meadowfield 2,754]

29 minutes ago, oilwell1415 said:

I look at gauges like this:  Does it tell me anything that's going to make me change what I'm doing when I look at it?  Hour meter?  No.  Oil pressure (if appropriate)?  Yes.  Oil temperature?  Yes.  CHT?  Yes.  Voltage? Yes.  Amperage?  Yes.  Tachometer?  No.  Fuel level?  Yes.  Hydraulic pressure and fluid temp (if appropriate)?  Yes.

 

not far off then - but long term knowing hours is good for oil changes. Tacho just looks cool and tells you engine is spinning

[Tractorhead 9,212]

@meadowfield

i tryed the rpm / fuel gauge combo on my 212, because the fueltank is under the hood,

but i found that it works not pretty well.

 

this combo can be seen on the right side of the Dash outside.

- yap, i know wrong steering wheel but this was just one i had laying aside and no the Airbag wasn‘t in it - 😂

 

if it shows the Fueltank is empty i‘m close to half full.

even after i had calibrated it as the manufacturer suggested several times.

The reaction of that fuel gauge is pretty slow.

 

 

 

On my Beast i have the transparent pipe version, that works really well for me.

 

 

A quick view and i‘m informed about fuel. 

 it is a good indicator for long term trips, not to reach the „never comeback“ line.

[oilwell1415 563]

8 minutes ago, meadowfield said:

 

not far off then - but long term knowing hours is good for oil changes. Tacho just looks cool and tells you engine is spinning

 

I agree it's good to know the hours, but you're not going to hit 50 hours and stop what you're doing for an oil change.  Someone like me that doesn't use it very often can just change it every year and be OK with it.  If it's a piece of equipment that gets used all day every day you should probably just put an oil change on the list of things to do every Friday afternoon before you call it a day.  In between those two extremes or to know how many hours are on it when it's time to sell it I would say are exceptions.  But I consider an hour meter to provide strategic information and I wouldn't take up space on the instrument panel for it.  I'd save that for tactical information that makes a difference right now.

[WHX?? 51,784]

2 hours ago, Stormin said:

 Maybe I'm just an old foggie, but I'm another for the K.I.S.S. principle.

• True Norm.... I still say  load her up Mark! 

[squonk 43,843]

6 minutes ago, WHX24 said:

• True Norm.... I still say  load her up Mark! 

You're getting awful close to "gimbal lock" Jim! 

[Stormin 9,985]

36 minutes ago, squonk said:

You're getting awful close to "gimbal lock" Jim! 

 

  That sounds painfull.

[Tractorhead 9,212]

2 hours ago, WHX24 said:

• True Norm.... I still say  load her up Mark! 

 

But this turns slightly back to be Cool.. 😎

 

you just need a computered Voice in background that said continousely 

„Too much input, too much input“ 😂😂😂

Edited June 19, 2020 by Tractorhead

[pfrederi 18,690]

or maybe      HAL I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that.

Dave Bowman : What's the problem?

HAL : I think you know what the problem is just as well as I do.

Dave Bowman : What are you talking about, HAL?

HAL : This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it.

[71_Bronco 1,072]

I think you should go digital.... then add a voice module.... and call it W.H.I.T.T. 

 

[CCW 1,379]

20 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

If I had one of those the only time it would be AT 0 is when that given tractor was parked in the basement for maintenance. Even WHAT I consider to be flat spots in the yard still have a slight grade for water runoff.

 

You could always mount this on the hood.

 

[Dan.gerous 2,696]

On 6/20/2020 at 1:53 PM, CCW said:

 

You could always mount this on the hood.

 

Our even better, get one of the instrument clusters that the old 4wd vehicles used to have on top of the dash.

 

Would bolt on there nicely.

[meadowfield 2,754]

Installed the oil sender yesterday.... as the oil was new and didn’t want to drain it - I had to be ingenious  

 

good job I have my crane...

 

I wasn’t sure whether the pan was 3/8 or 1/2 NPT so bought a mix of adapters. The sender is 1/8” bsp.

 

 

proof that no oil was lost

 

 

finished and in place. 
 

 

now to make the wiring loom - as this tractor had nothing!

 

[WHX?? 51,784]

What's your plan to drain the oil, just remove the sender? No room to put a tee in there? 

[meadowfield 2,754]

1 hour ago, WHX24 said:

What's your plan to drain the oil, just remove the sender? No room to put a tee in there? 

yeah, a long 9/16 socket fits over the whole lot. Just the wire to pull...

 

I figure it will read quicker if the sender is in the pan - though the oil and pan will all get to temp.

Edited June 22, 2020 by meadowfield

[bds1984 1,499]

Although I do not have an oil temp sensor, I do have a tachometer, fuel gauge, ammeter, volt meter, and hour meter on my C165.  I the engine was pressure lube, I'd definitely have an oil pressure gauge on it.  

 

[meadowfield 2,754]

Final gauge came, all wired in and working. Not had engine hot enough yet to move the oil temp.