Posted by buickanddeere on March 17, 2014 at 06:00:26 from (184.151.63.162):
In Reply to: Horsepower again posted by gtractorfan on March 16, 2014 at 12:12:08:
Light duty, medium duty, heavy duty,intermitant duty, peak duty, continuous duty, standby duty........... All depends on how long the engine will last operating at 10-20% of max power as a light highway vehicle (car or pickup) vs an industrial application. Of course to a point the more you increase a Diesel engine"s power, the more efficient it becomes. So by default a diesel needs to be built to run at near peak power continuous . Or the fuel efficiency will drop. Look at the Nebraska tractor tests for diesel fuel efficiency at 50% load vs 100% load. A gasser still keeps decent fuel efficiency when operating at 10-20% of max power.
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