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KarmaticIrony t1_ja5i1fu wrote

Reply to comment by hedoeswhathewants in ELI5: Why does farming equipment require such low horsepower compared to your average car? by thetravelingsong

It's also (in fact mostly) because having the engine only use a portion of its maximum potential, so going around sixty when it could do over a hundred, is good for long-term reliability.

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koalasarentferfuckin t1_ja61w95 wrote

I'm just sayin' that it's fuckin' dangerous to have a race car in the fuckin' red. That's all. I could blow.

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akodo1 t1_ja8lfno wrote

Not nearly as dangerous as a farm tractor in the red. If/when it fails, all the chains, cables, equipment it's pulling against is going to go flying

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