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drawbar horsepower

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drawbar horsepower [′drȯ‚bär ′hȯrs‚pau̇·ər]
(mechanical engineering)
The horsepower available at the drawbar in the rear of a locomotive or tractor to pull the vehicles behind it.


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She had a starting tractive effort of 66,000 lbs, with a maximum drawbar horsepower of 3,200 at 40 mph.
When Challenger introduced the MT875B track tractor at 570 horsepower, it set the benchmark for power in an agricultural setting and broke all existing records for drawbar horsepower," says Doug Griffin, Vice President of Marketing for AGCO North America.
For average depth stubble plowing (relatively light duty), about five drawbar horsepower are required of a tractor for each 14 inch bottom or blade of the plow.
 
 
 
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