HP vs Torque

[johnrbd]

A 850 H.P. John Deere diesel vs. a steam tractor rated 18 H.P?
It's all about torque and traction... enjoy


http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=FLQhvruimfs

[Passin_Thru]

My GE 6000 HP locomotive with 200,000 ftlb of tractive force will outpull your little JD tractor. It only weighs 432000 lb.

[RCMAN46]

Rockrash wrote:
HP= how fast you hit a brick wall.

Torque= How far you push the brick wall.

HP= how fast you will push a brick wall.



A torque value by its self does not tell you anything about the capabilities of an engine.

[OhhWell]

Rockrash wrote:
HP= how fast you hit a brick wall.

Torque=. How far you push the brick wall.

Man, that's great. Can you just post that every time people start arguing about HP vs Tq?

[christopherglen]

And I was under the impression HP was torque @ rpm.

[RCMAN46]

Better yet tie a 15,000 lb trailer behind both and head them up a 12% grade and see what would happen.

Horsepower is king and will always win as long as traction is not lost.

[Turtle_n_Peeps]

It has nothing to do with torque or HP.

It has everything to do with traction and weight.

Who do you think was going to win with a steam engine that weighs 4x's??? as much as the little doe Deere? Get a tractor of the same weight and see what happens.

[PawPaw_n_Gram]

Kind of a complicated way to just dig a ditch.

[rhagfo]

Rockrash wrote:
HP= how fast you hit a brick wall.

Torque=. How far you push the brick wall.

Yep pretty much sums it up, this is why gassers rev on hills and diesels don't.

That and the weight advantage of the steamer over the tractor, once traction is broken it is all down hill.

[johnrbd]

Dave H M wrote:
I give, which one is the apple and which one is the orange. :h

Since I love Pippin apples - I'd say the Deere is the apple, everything else is a microsoft.:h

[Dave_H_M]

I give, which one is the apple and which one is the orange. :h

[campigloo]

Rockrash wrote:
HP= how fast you hit a brick wall.

Torque=. How far you push the brick wall.

Love it!!

[Rockrash]

HP= how fast you hit a brick wall.

Torque=. How far you push the brick wall.

[powderman426]

Those larger steel wheels with studs don't hurt any either. Good video.

[lanerd]

CLICKY

[jevanb]

gearing is everything that deer prob is sitting around 2000ftlbs tq , and weight helps