Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see I`m guessing that in your example of a Detroit Vs. a Cat, you are trying to communicate the difference in the torque curve between the two, as in the cat develops peak torque at a lower RPM, and in a wider band, whereas the detroits torque curve is is much more related to RPM, hence the detroit will accomplish the same amount of work as a cat, through extra revolutions instead of lugging power? Trying to put it in laymans terms, I understand them better. I think the detroit vs. cat is also a good analogy when it comes to understanding why industrial applications usually do not use the smaller, higher RPM motors, even though they can accomplish the same amount of work. A 425 horse detroit can pull as much weight as a 425 horse cat, but most all that have spent time behind both will take the cat over the screamin` jimmy.
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