Who has the most horse power
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Do boats count? If they do, then I'm close to 900 hp between two boats (271 gas and 2x300 diesel). Add in the truck, SUV, generators, welder, compressor, mowers, etc. and... well... I just don't want to leave you guys with a bad case of HP envy. 
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Originally posted by PhillipSVT
concerning the governers, bypassing the GoCart is awsome. when your pegged with the governer, just reach back and pull, and its like an instant shot of 150 nitrous. The thing pulls HARD to the right. WHEW, its crazzy. And all you hear is wwwwwwhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. But, if you make a conduit exhaust, it has a nice throtty 1 cylinder sound, very nice.....
concerning the governers, bypassing the GoCart is awsome. when your pegged with the governer, just reach back and pull, and its like an instant shot of 150 nitrous. The thing pulls HARD to the right. WHEW, its crazzy. And all you hear is wwwwwwhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. But, if you make a conduit exhaust, it has a nice throtty 1 cylinder sound, very nice.....
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From: MN
Can anyone beat this?
Im sure Im leaving out a few things...but if you guys are counting power tools and washing machines etc then I certainly can count farm equipment.
pickup 220
pickup 200
pickup 220
van 200
service truck 205
farm truck 205
grain truck 300
grain truck 275
big flatbed truck 275
MF 1135 tractor 180
Case tractor 170
IH 1586 tractor 200
IH 1586 tractor 200
Combine 250
Combine 250
Combine 250
Combine 275
Loader tractor 85
Forklift tractor 85
Utility tractor 75
Snowmobile 72
Snowmobile 72
Toro lawnmower 20
weed eater 1
blower 1
chainsaw 2.5
push mower 5
commercial walk-behind mower 12
transfer pumps (5) 25
electric motors (for grain augers) 12 of them for a total of about 70 HP
HP total: 4,400.5
Some HP amounts are estimated but close. The tractor and combine HP may seem low but the torque more than makes up for it. These are big I-6 diesels that turn only about 2000 rpm!
pickup 220
pickup 200
pickup 220
van 200
service truck 205
farm truck 205
grain truck 300
grain truck 275
big flatbed truck 275
MF 1135 tractor 180
Case tractor 170
IH 1586 tractor 200
IH 1586 tractor 200
Combine 250
Combine 250
Combine 250
Combine 275
Loader tractor 85
Forklift tractor 85
Utility tractor 75
Snowmobile 72
Snowmobile 72
Toro lawnmower 20
weed eater 1
blower 1
chainsaw 2.5
push mower 5
commercial walk-behind mower 12
transfer pumps (5) 25
electric motors (for grain augers) 12 of them for a total of about 70 HP
HP total: 4,400.5
Some HP amounts are estimated but close. The tractor and combine HP may seem low but the torque more than makes up for it. These are big I-6 diesels that turn only about 2000 rpm!
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From: DeLand, FL
Originally posted by DanB 360
haha, lol. well if you think about it,.....1hp in a car is a lot less power than what an actual horse puts out. I figure yhose 50 horses equal about 4000hp
so now, according to my higher math, i have: 48445.5
haha, lol. well if you think about it,.....1hp in a car is a lot less power than what an actual horse puts out. I figure yhose 50 horses equal about 4000hp
so now, according to my higher math, i have: 48445.5
Horsepower was actually pegged from the work statistics of mine ponies. Watt found an average mine pony could lift 100 pounds 220 feet in one minute. He then increased the 220 by 50% and pegged the work of a draft horse at the ability to lift 100 pounds 330 feet in one minute. Therefore, horsepower is the ability to perform work at a rate of 33,000 ft. lbs per minute. That can be done by lifting 33,000 lbs. 1 ft in 1 minute, or by lifting 1 lb. 33,000 ft. in 1 minute (or any other combination that results in 33,000 ft lbs).
The "power" (ability to do work over time) of a 1 hp engine and an average horse are equivalent. The difficulty in grasping this concept lies in the fact that the horse is much heavier on the torque side of the equation, whereas your household power screwdriver is much more on the rpm (distance) side of the equation. Believe it or not (removing side effects like friction/inertia), you could set up a gearing arrangement with a household screwdriver that would increase it's torque side of the equation to a number you wouldn't believe...
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From: Laramie, WY
Originally posted by cpadpl
Dan,
Horsepower was actually pegged from the work statistics of mine ponies. Watt found an average mine pony could lift 100 pounds 220 feet in one minute. He then increased the 220 by 50% and pegged the work of a draft horse at the ability to lift 100 pounds 330 feet in one minute. Therefore, horsepower is the ability to perform work at a rate of 33,000 ft. lbs per minute. That can be done by lifting 33,000 lbs. 1 ft in 1 minute, or by lifting 1 lb. 33,000 ft. in 1 minute (or any other combination that results in 33,000 ft lbs).
The "power" (ability to do work over time) of a 1 hp engine and an average horse are equivalent. The difficulty in grasping this concept lies in the fact that the horse is much heavier on the torque side of the equation, whereas your household power screwdriver is much more on the rpm (distance) side of the equation. Believe it or not (removing side effects like friction/inertia), you could set up a gearing arrangement with a household screwdriver that would increase it's torque side of the equation to a number you wouldn't believe...
Dan,
Horsepower was actually pegged from the work statistics of mine ponies. Watt found an average mine pony could lift 100 pounds 220 feet in one minute. He then increased the 220 by 50% and pegged the work of a draft horse at the ability to lift 100 pounds 330 feet in one minute. Therefore, horsepower is the ability to perform work at a rate of 33,000 ft. lbs per minute. That can be done by lifting 33,000 lbs. 1 ft in 1 minute, or by lifting 1 lb. 33,000 ft. in 1 minute (or any other combination that results in 33,000 ft lbs).
The "power" (ability to do work over time) of a 1 hp engine and an average horse are equivalent. The difficulty in grasping this concept lies in the fact that the horse is much heavier on the torque side of the equation, whereas your household power screwdriver is much more on the rpm (distance) side of the equation. Believe it or not (removing side effects like friction/inertia), you could set up a gearing arrangement with a household screwdriver that would increase it's torque side of the equation to a number you wouldn't believe...
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From: DeLand, FL
Originally posted by DanB 360
i know, i've seen that before. I was just joking.
i know, i've seen that before. I was just joking.
Last edited by cpadpl; Apr 15, 2002 at 04:33 PM.
