ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? Submitted by thetravelingsong t3_11crlqm on February 26, 2023 at 8:24 PM in explainlikeimfive 126 comments 287
delebojr t1_ja60m0e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:29 AM 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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