mechapoitier t1_ja840jx wrote
Reply to comment by Egineeering in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong
Yep, and if you looked at a curve of power output to engine size it follows reliability pretty closely, except for some badly designed outliers. The more hp you ask of an engine of the same size, generally the less longevity it’ll have.
There are 10+ liter turbodiesel engines in semi trucks putting out only 300-400hp that’ll go a million miles easily. On the other end when’s the last time you saw a 120hp 600cc sportbike with even 100,000 miles on the engine?
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