Is there anyone on this forum who owns a dyno or has a good friend who will let you use his for free????

If so, see if you have run on it and see how much "power" a human puts out. If that's not possible, try a bicycle or tricycle on a dyno, just to see how much power a human puts out. I really want to know how much torque or horsepower a human puts out.

 

caveman logic tells me that a horse is 10 human power...

 

How bout you try tug-o-war with a horse.....if ya beat one then try two horses [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

Now this'll be an interesting one to prove!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

plz, give me some serious answers. I do think that 10 humans can KILL a horse in a tug of war. me and my brother (age 17) can almost take one horse

 

that is a really good question. i can just picture a man and a horse having a tug of war, lol the poor guy.

 

HA, try pulling down some Belgium's... you must mean a pony or a riding horse.

 

If I remember right, when I was messing with this stuff, I figured it at about a 1/4 of a HP. And even that is hard to sustain for very long.

 

I agree.....1/4or maybe 1/2hp .....I would think a 1/2hp electric motor could give us a run for our money in most circumstances

 

Yea, a 1.0hp winch can pull 3000lbs.

1/2 of 3000lbs = 1500lbs ... no human could pull 1500lbs straight up a tree like a 1/2hp winch could.