quadmasta t1_ja5d8cz wrote
Reply to comment by Dr_Sigmund_Fried in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong
The gearing is the biggest thing. My granddad's 70 year old John Deere was a 2 cylinder and only made 50 horsepower but it could pull a house off of it's foundation and had enough torque to flip itself over if the tires were held stationary.
PM_ME_GLUTE_SPREAD t1_ja65zbb wrote
Yup. This is one of the big dangers of tractors. They have enough torque and the tires are built to get traction on dirt that they can be very easy to flip over backwards and crush the driver.
Dr_Sigmund_Fried t1_ja6b26y wrote
One of the other reasons why counterweights are put on the front of many farm tractors. When pulling a multi-plow ground breaking implement it is very easy for the resistance from it digging into the ground causing the high torque tractor to pop a wheelie and flip over backwards.
showard01 t1_ja70v8m wrote
Really? I thought the “Homer flipping the tractor” gag was meant to say he’s so inept he could screw something up in a really difficult way 😂
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