We agree! I suppose the tough part, though, would be knowing which version you'd receive if you were to order one now. Both boxes had the same model number, so there's no telling how much of the old inventory is in the market.
Perfect timing! I just got my mini-ex from an auction site and in the sales videos show the hours at 0.6. Someone obviously looked at the excavator at the auction site and left the power shut off switching the on position. I ended up picking it up with a dead battery and an hour meter showing 14.7 hours. For me, it makes sense to use an induction hour meter that only counts hours of actual engine run-time. I also could not find a round drop-in replacement inductive hour meter. I'll probably get this Runleader gauge and swap a drop-in 2" round voltmeter to replace the original hour meter. Your videos are informative and much appreciated!
That will be a handy thing to have! Glad to see the company working hard to make happy customers too!
We agree! I suppose the tough part, though, would be knowing which version you'd receive if you were to order one now. Both boxes had the same model number, so there's no telling how much of the old inventory is in the market.
Perfect timing! I just got my mini-ex from an auction site and in the sales videos show the hours at 0.6. Someone obviously looked at the excavator at the auction site and left the power shut off switching the on position. I ended up picking it up with a dead battery and an hour meter showing 14.7 hours. For me, it makes sense to use an induction hour meter that only counts hours of actual engine run-time. I also could not find a round drop-in replacement inductive hour meter. I'll probably get this Runleader gauge and swap a drop-in 2" round voltmeter to replace the original hour meter. Your videos are informative and much appreciated!
That's a great idea to fill the 2" hole with a volt meter. Thank! I think I'll do that, too.