hour meter

I’ve purchased a new (although 2023) Toro Titan 60in ZT with Kohler 7000 series 26hp engine. Hour meter showing 0 hours even after running engine for 20 min or so. I then figured it might only register time with the blades engaged which is the case. Question is does an hour meter that only...

For anyone not aware, there are hour meters that can be installed on spark-ignition engines that only need a single wire put near a spark plug wire to show cumulative hours. The electrical energy going to the spark plug is inductively coupled to the wire, which triggers the meter to count run...