Tachometer on bobcats

[Johnboy]

I have a 763 and was wondering why Bobcat did not put tachometers on these machines. There is a speed sensor so why no tach. Would it be possible to tap into the sensor somehow to hook up a tach . Also do the tachs that strap onto the alternator work good? TIA

 

[Mustang Guy]

You can probably piggyback the signal from your mag pickup. Yes, alternator driven tachs work great but, you need an alternator with a tach output, and you need a tach that works with an alternator signal.
I think you are the first person I know of that wants a tach for a constant speed governed engine. Like, what's the point? Generator engines don't have tachs.