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The question as I saw it was, can I (He) pull more than 62 hp on a 540. A little common sense (which I sometimes forget is not common) will allow you to run this rig. We run an 1800 on a 72 foot 12 inch auger(7+ years now). 90 horse rating. Sometimes the 1950T has pulled the auger. What that has shown me is that a 540 can withstand more than 62 horse on a regular basis. That blower is probably a little like the auger. Horse power requirements vary minute by minute. I should have left the PTO dyno comment out. It has indeed been several years since I saw that dyno but I do believe the 1000 side had its own scale. I have found with time though my memory will play tricks. So I could be wrong about it. I�ve been wrong before. The OSHA comment came from the dealer. Blame him. I respect your experience which is considerable, but I understand torque and horsepower at least as well as you. In fact; HP = RPM x Torque / C (C, a constant; 5252 if I recall correctly)
Rearrange.
Torque = HP x C / RPM
Rearrange again.
RPM = HP x C / Torque
The rearranged formulas shows an inverse relation between torque and rpm. I knew that before that posting. That wasn't the question as I saw it. All I really wanted to say was that based on MY experience he can pull a 80 hp blower on the 1850. An 1850 doesn�t sound excessive to me. If something is loose, bent or damaged then all bets are off. You threw the dive line through the door with a 1750. Sounds to me there is more to that story . I don't mean to be snide, but what should he do? Buy a shovel? This is all I have to say. It is very unlikely I will post anything again. RT
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