427435 wrote:
Actually, Cloud Dancer, to calculate hp you need 3 things---------force, distance, and time.
Remember that even a small gas engine (10 hp?) can move a big load uphill if it has enough gear reduction------------it might take a day or two, but it will get uphill.
I forgive you. You don't know me.
I probably know more about the horsepower formula than most people here.
And, with all due respect, the little engine doing all that heavy lifting by using some serious gear reduction might be cute, but it's irrelevant.
I look for ways to assist a real person attempting to select a motorhome, and suitable engine for it,......first.
Then, I try to have fun with you guys.
I think the OP was satisfied some time back.
BTW I think people should read what Gale Banks has to say about WHY the bigger diesel engines have to "made for torque". He explains it better than we have time to do (or could).