850hp vs 18hp

[billoddie]

Or...How to turn a John Deere into a plow!

http://www.youtube.com/embed/FLQhvruimfs

Torque wins the battle

 

[Willy Eckerslyke]

Wonderful! Thanks for posting it.

 

[redrover]

That's fantastic! Final proof that the Top Gear viewer's obsession with quoting brake horsepower figures is meaningless! Potential maximum energy output is irrelevant in the face of applied force.

 

[colnerov]

I think weight also had bearing on this!!

Colin

 

[billoddie]

I think weight also had bearing on this!!

It certainly does...contributing to the incredible traction of the steamer...traction that is able to be utilized by torque.

 

[unstable load]

Lovely stuff! Good to see the triumph of age and experience over yoof's ignorance and bluster.....