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Thursday, March 21, 2019

A Short Sermon on the Mechanics and Benefits of Better Training

 

The tree planting industry may be changing

One unit of mechanical horsepower is equal to lifting 550 lbs (250 kg) one foot (30 cm) in one second. A horse is capable of around 15 horsepower at peak capacity. An average human might be capable of producing 1.2 horsepower as a peak: extraordinary humans—like some tree planting forestry workers—might be two to three times that, says WFCA
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