I installed an hour meter in my new Hustler Raptor

Thanks for all the great info. I recorded my install and put it on YouTube. Here is the link if anybody is interested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YQJHgB5bFA

Great info in this post. I was just about to order the hour meter kit which included the wiring harness. It was going to be about $63 shipped. Glad I came across this forum because I didn't know that my mower was pre-wired. I just got mower yesterday and I want an hour meter. This saved me money and is going to be a very easy install. The youtube video was very helpful. Thanks to all that provided input

Bamacat said:

How in the world would an owner keep the proper maintenance on his machine without an hour meter? Wear a stopwatch?
Question : Does the new meter you installed continue to run if switch is turned on without starting engine ? Maybe another reason to remove key when not operating.

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Little late on this one, but yes, it still runs.

I'm assuming my son turned the key. I had 10 hours on it, go to mow the next time and I just turned over 70 hours.