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Old 03-18-2008, 01:22 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Racer71
A heavy tractor consumes more power to move than a light one. This leaves less power to do work.
Only when you are accelerating or climbing a hill. A heavy tractor just helps get the power to the ground. Ballast certainly does NOT mean less work. Most TLB work is lifting or moving, but not much at the same time.
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