Posted by IH fan on May 06, 2009 at 09:59:20 from (69.148.147.114):
In Reply to: Horse power? posted by TheDurk on May 05, 2009 at 04:55:53:
Hugh MacKay said: (quoted from post at 10:38:01 05/06/09) IH Fan: some part of each of those engines are different.
Hugh,
What I am refering to is that all the engines are close to the same belt HP, but they do not all lose the same amount at the drawbar. I would think this is the way they are geared, but I imagine they are are geared the same. I suppose the individual tractors can vary a little, so that's probably where it comes from. The diesel and gas lose between 10 and 11 HP and the LP loses 9 at the DB. It may also be how they pull down under load, which would indicate that the LP is a little more efficient. the difference is so small that I'm probably reading more into this than there really is.
This post was edited by IH fan at 10:00:33 05/06/09.
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