Power At Work: BACK TO BASICS – Part II - What you should know about horsepower

Power is really the rate of doing work and horsepower is one important measure we need to understand as we go about our daily tasks

by RALPH WINFIELD

In the last issue, I covered some basics on electricity, heating air and air-flow rates. This month, I would like to deal with some questions that come up regularly about horsepower and hydraulic power.

What exactly is horsepower?

Better Farming December 2007