Posted by BarnyardEngineering on January 26, 2018 at 04:34:35 from (173.186.244.245):
In Reply to: Engine HP vs PTO HP posted by bmack518n on January 25, 2018 at 12:10:42:
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What do you mean, you don't know what he means? Engine horsepower is engine horsepower: You hook the engine's crankshaft directly to a dynamometer and measure its output at rated RPM.
I don't know what you mean by "gross" and "net."
For some reason tractor manufacturers started using engine horsepower as a marketing tool. I would not be surprised to find out that many/most/all of these engine horsepower ratings are gathered with the engine screaming well above rated RPM. This gives them an inflated HP number to boast about, much in the same way Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh, Toro, and other small engine manufacturers did for decades. The small engine manufacturers got sued, and lost. Notice how small engines no longer have HP ratings on them, only displacement.
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