Re: OT: Tractors (was: UI design)

Chris Kloiber wrote:

> Don't feel bad, I still stall my car regularly. It doesn't have the
> low-end torque of a 425 horsepower Detroit Diesel.

That's rather weak. My Cadillac has 325 HP. I expected the
big diesels to have 700+ and the higher torque, like 1000 ft/lb.

> Try moving back and fourth between vehicles that *look* basically the
> same externally, but have 5, 7, 9, 10, 13, or 15 forward gears and some

Especiall when you skip a few. Dirvers I knew only used about
half on the 10+ gear, at least for 90% of their work. They's skip
1 or 2 here and there.

> a trailer sometime) I luckily never had to drive one of the old Mack
> trucks with Two shift levers that had to be moved in unison. (Um, who's
> holding onto the steering wheel?) 

I saw that done a few times. Elbows, forearms, and really fast motion.
Switch one, then the other before it bogged/raced the engine.

	-Thomas