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Naive_Composer2808 t1_ja63vcw wrote

Id like to know what equipment you’re looking at, a John Deere S 980 has like a 900hp MTU engine. The new Nexat has an 1100 hp engine. Some silage choppers have 11-1200 hp engines. A typical 4wd modern tractor is 380-600 hp with 900-2000 lb-ft of torque.

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showard01 t1_ja70xks wrote

Oh yeah totally. The ol S980. Or the 981, you know, whatever it takes

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thetravelingsong OP t1_ja8yds3 wrote

You can plough a field with a 15HP Tractor. My 150hp Civic could not plow a field.

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Naive_Composer2808 t1_ja99tpf wrote

That statement has less to do with the power of the engine and more to do with what the overall design of the vehicle. If one so desires they could take the civic engine and put it in a more suitable vehicle to do the task. The engine doesn’t care what you hook it up to, only that it is not overloaded with resistance to its force exerted.

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