Ram Eco-Diesel vs F150 2.7 TT - Davis Dam

Fordlover wrote:

NinerBikes wrote:


Here's your sign.... anytime you want to see work get done, with heavy loads... ships, freighliners, trains, whatever, where there is heavy weight involved, invariably, the drive plant chosen is a turbo diesel. End of subject matter. It's never a race, when work needs to be done, it's what kind of power your motor makes under the peak curve that matters, and how far away you can stay from being at the peak curve while doing the required work, leaving a margin of safety for the longevity of the motor.

Actually, in many of your examples, the drive plant chosen is actually electric. Trains for example, electric motors, that might be powered by diesel gen sets. Cruise ships are powered in the same manor.

It's also worth mentioning that nearly everywhere, engines are rated by hp. Certainly in the oil field engine skids are never measured by the torque output, always hp. Same goes for those motors on the cruise ships.