r/nextfuckinglevel • u/InsaneMocktail • 17h ago

110 HP steam tractor pull

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u/Ecmdrw5 16h ago

Probably more like 3,000lb/ft and 70,000lb/ft at the wheels.

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u/_name_of_the_user_ 14h ago

I used to work on a steam ship. The steam plant made 21,000 shp and 1,100,000 ft-lb of torque. Good times.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 12h ago

Steam turbines and massive reduction gears are no joke

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u/ttoksie2 10h ago

Worked at a power stations with x6 550mw turbines.

1.1 million ft/lb at 3600 RPM, no reduction gears.

Actually more than that at the turbine shaft since these are 550mw of electrical output and everything loses some to effecnincy losses.

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 10h ago

I did my time in the navy on a nuclear submarine. Our shaft torque limit was insane and it could be exceeded if you weren’t careful on the throttles.

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u/Yesterday622 10h ago

Cavitation!

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u/Fun_Muscle9399 10h ago

All surface bells are cavitate bells 😉