delebojr t1_ja60tq3 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:31 AM Reply to comment by hedoeswhathewants in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong That and you don't want to be sitting at 8,000 rpm on the highway Permalink Parent 12
delebojr t1_ja60m0e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:29 AM Reply to ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong Horsepower is a function of torque and speed. Since farming equipment generally requires higher torque & lower speeds, horsepower won't be high. I could go in more depth, but other people already covered it fairly well. Permalink 2
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Reply to comment by hedoeswhathewants in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong
That and you don't want to be sitting at 8,000 rpm on the highway