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Horsepower vs Torque
« on: January 01, 2014, 11:41:33 AM »
Just because you are young and powerful don't think you can beat something old and slow.  :-(((

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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2014, 11:56:27 AM »
Truly Magnificent   :clap :clap :clap
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2014, 01:00:36 PM »
Great fined  :clap my money was safe on the old bull  :thumbsup
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2014, 01:40:05 PM »
Tractors have massive pulling power but don't make much in the way of horsepower.  I would like to see a diesel motor out of a train put in a tractor - I am sure some lunatic has already done that!

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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2014, 08:51:18 PM »
See...........being aged isn't all that bad! :grin
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2014, 11:22:17 PM »
See...........being aged isn't all that bad! :grin

Only when you retain the strength of your youth!
Seems to be better in the case of machinery.  My engine seems to have lost a bit of torque.
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2014, 09:49:07 AM »
@4460 posts you haven't lost any torque  :p
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2014, 11:40:34 AM »
I think that's spelt "talk"
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Re: Horsepower vs Torque
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2014, 05:25:53 PM »
No mate...he got it right, it was TORQUE!!  :rofl :crackup
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