PckMan t1_ja4s2th wrote
Torque is the actual power of the engine. Horsepower is the rate at which it is produced. Farm equipment is slow, so with a relatively "weak", low Horsepower, high torque engine, you can get a lot of work done. Heavy flywheel, low revs, almost always diesel, which are big heavy engines with a lot of torque. The right gearbox and the job's done. Nobody's winning any races in a tractor but it can certainly pull a load.
CoralPilkington t1_ja4us1d wrote
>Nobody's winning any races in a tractor....
PckMan t1_ja4w7to wrote
I knew the moment I posted that someone would come along with a tractor drag race.
Interrophish t1_ja5c83e wrote
A tractor lost in every single race in that video...
jaa101 t1_ja5qjm3 wrote
Horsepower is the actual power of the engine. Torque is the twisting force. Multiply torque by RPM then by a conversion constant and you get horsepower.
quadmasta t1_ja5ddtd wrote
therealdilbert t1_ja5yutb wrote
> Torque is the actual power of the engine.
no torque is torque, power is the torque times rpm
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