Does what it's supposed to do. Easy installation.
The frame of my Toro SW5000 has a cut out for the hour meter, so the fit was perfect. The wiring harness already has the connection wires with the proper terminals to mate with the hour meter. The meter also includes clear instructions. Installation took a minute! This meter is "on" when the ignition switch is off, i.e., you can read the hours when the engine is off and the mower parked. I assume there is no significant battery drain.
All maintenance instructions are based on hours of operation. So why doesn't Toro include the hour meter? There is good margin in the meter. If you shop around you might save $5 - $10, which is something, but still ends up costing more than it should. Any hour meter should work, but you would have to jury-rig a mount and perhaps modify the connectors. So perhaps this over-priced meter is the better way to go.
You need this meter if you want to perform the maintenance as per the schedule.
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