HP vs Torques for dummies like me
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Yup and the one hooked up 'higher' also has a better chance at that
kind of butt to butt tug-a-war...
Lost twice in my life time...both times in the mid 70's with my 73 K5
in my sig
First time at the secret place in the Idaho Panhandle. An old, old
guy drove up after we had setup camp. Getting ready to grill our
steaks...he must have been one of the care takers...after my BiL said
he was dating Simplots granddaughter...he relaxed and made that bet
An even older than him Green Powerwagon...but he put his draw bar
upside down with the ball up..thought he was a bit off... He advised me to
let off the gas if it started bouncing...thought what an arrogant
thing to say before we started...he let me spin my tires a bit then
pulled me where ever he wanted...he did enjoy that T-Bone...
A couple years later at Pismo...another Green Powerwagon made the
same bet after we setup and started cooking our clams, corn and
steaks...he was almost as old as the first Powerwagon guy...and
he too had his drawbar turned upside down
After losing to him both the tug-a-war and the steak...he laughed
while telling us 20 year olds that the one with the higher connection
point will lift the other guy's rear end and place more weight on
his...this to a young 26 years engineer thinking he knew EVERYTHING.... :S
kind of butt to butt tug-a-war...
Lost twice in my life time...both times in the mid 70's with my 73 K5
in my sig
First time at the secret place in the Idaho Panhandle. An old, old
guy drove up after we had setup camp. Getting ready to grill our
steaks...he must have been one of the care takers...after my BiL said
he was dating Simplots granddaughter...he relaxed and made that bet
An even older than him Green Powerwagon...but he put his draw bar
upside down with the ball up..thought he was a bit off... He advised me to
let off the gas if it started bouncing...thought what an arrogant
thing to say before we started...he let me spin my tires a bit then
pulled me where ever he wanted...he did enjoy that T-Bone...
A couple years later at Pismo...another Green Powerwagon made the
same bet after we setup and started cooking our clams, corn and
steaks...he was almost as old as the first Powerwagon guy...and
he too had his drawbar turned upside down
After losing to him both the tug-a-war and the steak...he laughed
while telling us 20 year olds that the one with the higher connection
point will lift the other guy's rear end and place more weight on
his...this to a young 26 years engineer thinking he knew EVERYTHING.... :S
rjstractor wrote:
Like others said it's all about tractive force in a tug of war. I used to have a little diesel 4WD tractor with just 15 hp. Someone with a 24 hp gas lawn tractor challenged me to a tug of war. I told him he didn't stand a chance due to him having much less weight and traction. He insisted, so we hooked up and went. I stood on the brakes and let his tires spin for a few seconds. I then put it in low gear, let out the clutch, advanced the throttle to about 1200 rpm and then very slowly proceeded to drag him across the gravel parking lot, the whole time my tractor's engine producing maybe 6 or 7 hp.
