Yes, they are both aspects of engine performance, but they have very different impacts on how a piece of compact equipment performs on the jobsite. A recent article in Compact Equipment magazine explored the difference and offered some guidelines for selecting the best balance for various applications.
Horsepower generally relates to speed, while torque relates to the force necessary to accomplish work. For a machine that moves around a jobsite a lot, uses belt or PTO driven tools, or performs continuous, light-duty jobs, an emphasis on horsepower is probably best.
On the other hand, for a machine that’s expected to lift heavy loads or operate in challenging terrain, torque is what gets the work done. Digging, powering high-demand tools and attachments and lifting on uneven surfaces are all tasks favouring torque over raw horsepower.
In short, horsepower may get you there faster, but torque is what gets the hard work done when you arrive.
A recent article in Compact Equipment magazine explored the difference and offered some guidelines for selecting the best balance for various applications.
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