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Re:How a 4-Pound Engine Can Replace a 40-Pound Engine by zodPod on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @05:26PM (#11912264)
The only problem that I could see there is that you actually kind of need weight on a tractor. You take a 500lb tractor and take out the 150lb engine you're getting a lot closer to the weight of the driver and you're upping the possibility of tipping over significantly.
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Re:How a 4-Pound Engine Can Replace a 40-Pound Engine by serge2k on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @06:28PM (#11912624)
Couldn't you just adjust the driver/engine position to account for this?
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Re:How a 4-Pound Engine Can Replace a 40-Pound Engine by zodPod on Wednesday June 15, 2016 @06:51PM (#11912722)
That's a good point!
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Re:How a 4-Pound Engine Can Replace a 40-Pound Engine by geon on Thursday June 16, 2016 @01:21AM (#11914178)
From my experience with small quadbikes, I'd say that gives the driver more controll. On a light vehicle, you can just lean a bit to counter highly uneven terrain.
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