No, Ford's Electric F-150 Can't Tow 1 Million Pounds (Realistically)

Ford's Electric F-150 pulled a 1 million pound train, but Ford's stunt was way easier than it looked. This isn't a competitive advantage, instead, it's a very clever, very cool, marketing exercise.
Towing a million pounds sounds impossible. On an open road, it pretty much is. On a railroad, however, things are different. With a steel wheel riding on a steel track, the rolling resistance of the train is extremely low. The result? A relatively tiny force is required to move the train in comparison to the weight of the train.
What makes it easy? Well it all comes down to the coefficient of rolling resistance. This is the ratio of force required to pull a certain rotational mass. For example, a coefficient of rolling resistance of 0.1 means you only need a 1 pound-force to move a 10 pound ball. With steel wheels on a steel track, that ratio is far, far lower. Plenty of trucks out there could have done the same thing Ford's electric F-150 did, if not family crossovers and SUVs. Check out the video for a full breakdown of how it all works.
Important Note: This video was filmed prior to my article being published in Road & Track (link below). Upon release of the article, Ford reached out with clarification. Here is additional information with regards to the power required for accelerating the 1.25 million pound train:
1. We want to know how much power it takes to move 1.25 million pounds at a speed of 4.5 mph in just 1,000 ft.
2. We’re going to assume the truck is accelerating for those entire 1,000 ft, and reaches 4.5 mph right when it crosses the 1,000 ft. line.
3. Power = Work / Time. If we calculate work & time, we determine power.
4. Time can be calculated based on average speed over 1,000 ft. Top speed 4.5 mph, starting at 0 mph. Average 2.25 mph. 2.25 mph = 3.3 ft/s. 1000 ft / 3.3 ft/s = 303 seconds (5 minutes, 3 seconds, to go from 0 to 4.5 mph). T = 303 sec.
5. Work = change in kinetic energy. We start at 0, so kinetic energy is zero. All we need to know is final kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is equal to one-half mass times velocity squared (k=0.5mv^2). 12.5M lb = 566,990 kg. 4.5 mph = 2.01 m/s. KE = (0.5)*(566,990 kg)*(2.01168 m/s)^2 = 1,147,263.561 N-m.
6. Plug in variables to Power equation. Power = Work/Time. P = (1,147,263.561 N-m)/(303 seconds) = 3.786 kW or ~ 5 Horsepower.
7. It’s important to note that 5 HP is the power required to to accelerate this mass assuming zero losses. Heat, friction, aerodynamics, etc. There are also smaller assumptions like not accelerating any rotational masses (the train has wheels, etc). A sanity check using the same math shows a 3,300 lb car requires 240 HP to go 0-60 in 3.0 seconds. We know it’s generally double that in the real world. Even giving the truck a factor of 10 advantage, 50 HP is nothing crazy.
8. The train is very heavy, this is the impressive part. Unfortunately, the duration is very long (5 minutes), and the speed is very low (5 mph). Both time and speed variables work heavily against the power required. If the train were to accelerate to 60 mph in the same 1,000 ft distance, it would take 12,000 HP without losses. Quite a difference, just from changing speed!
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**IMPORTANT NOTE** This video was filmed prior to my article being published in Road & Track (link below). Upon release of the article, Ford reached out with additional information. They said the truck was traveling at 4.5 mph when it crossed 1,000 ft. From this, we can calculate power required: 1. We want to know how much power it takes to move 1.25 million pounds at a speed of 4.5 mph in just 1,000 ft. 2. We’re going to assume the truck is accelerating for those entire 1,000 ft, and reaches 4.5 mph right when it crosses the 1,000 ft. line. 3. Power = Work / Time. If we calculate work & time, we determine power. 4. Time can be calculated based on average speed over 1,000 ft. Top speed 4.5 mph, starting at 0 mph. Average 2.25 mph. 2.25 mph = 3.3 ft/s. 1000 ft / 3.3 ft/s = 303 seconds (5 minutes, 3 seconds, to go from 0 to 4.5 mph). T = 303 sec. 5. Work = change in kinetic energy. We start at 0, so kinetic energy is zero. All we need to know is final kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is equal to one-half mass times velocity squared (k=0.5mv^2). 12.5M lb = 566,990 kg. 4.5 mph = 2.01 m/s. KE = (0.5)*(566,990 kg)*(2.01168 m/s)^2 = 1,147,263.561 N-m. 6. Plug in variables to Power equation. Power = Work/Time. P = (1,147,263.561 N-m)/(303 seconds) = 3.786 kW or ~ 5 Horsepower. 7. It’s important to note that 5 HP is the power required to to accelerate this mass assuming zero losses. Heat, friction, aerodynamics, etc. There are also smaller assumptions like not accelerating any rotational masses (the train has wheels, etc). A sanity check using the same math shows a 3,300 lb car requires 240 HP to go 0-60 in 3.0 seconds. We know it’s generally double that in the real world. Even giving the truck a factor of 10 advantage, 50 HP is nothing crazy. 8. The train is very heavy, this is the impressive part. Unfortunately, the duration is very long (5 minutes), and the speed is very low (5 mph). Both time and speed variables work heavily against the power required. If the train were to accelerate to 60 mph in the same 1,000 ft distance, it would take 12,000 HP without losses. Quite a difference, just from changing speed! Road & Track article covering the stunt: www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a28506476/ford-electric-f150-train-tow-physics-explained/

[@Leondavies357]

Holy engineering degree

[@karljohansen3935]

kind of old news but a couple years ago there was a toyota tundra that pulled a rocket ship and was wondering if you could discuss the differences in forces between that stunt and this stunt?

[@glassfullofmilk]

I wonder if they did the train car trick where they bunch up the cars so that they "effectively" only have to accelerate each one, one at a time.

[@EngineeringEssentials]

Can you please analyse Model X pulling the plane commercial in the same way. It was on a runway I think. Interesting..

[@wiliammorgan4537]

So what I'm getting from this is anything that can pull a 2000lb trailer can do this trick??

[@axel_x8954]

and that's why trains are a real efficient way to transport very heavy loads

[@chrisej5987]

That's the real take away here fo sho. Lol

[@ahaveland]

and that nearly all trains are electric anyway... ever since 1879. EVs are just reasserting their rightful place in society.

[@disorganizedorg]

@@ahaveland Perhaps in your region, but in New England the only electrified rail outside of city-centric mass transit is the Boston-NYC-DC Acela* which still sometimes substitutes diesel locomotives. --- *If they used a more rational spelling of "acela" perhaps they'd be more commercially successful. I digress.

[@ThePedro8161]

@@disorganizedorg I mean, the diesel engine powers the traction motors which then drive the wheels, so technically you could consider them "electric"

[@joshuavincent7884]

@@ahaveland diesel-electric here...it's still a way more efficient way to be burning diesel.

[@GearheadDaily]

Wait... you're saying marketing is misleading!?

[@pepeiann]

Lol

[@joewwilliams]

@Nick Cassetta Weird, I think I need someone to explain to me the difference between misleading and lying.

[@simplerider3159]

Imagine that!

[@superdupergrover9857]

I am shocked. You can tell from the plethora of exclamation marks.

[@GearheadDaily]

Shocked! Shocked, I say!

[@a.ffirmative]

A company: *Has a advertising idea* Engineering Explained: No

[@JV-mk3bl]

Yes, but no.*

[@BobbySmith222]

Well yes but actually no

[@julianrime8544]

N O

[@clems5597]

Why do you have my discord pfp

[@clems5597]

It confuse me

[@mikebarnacle1469]

The tow-strap is honestly what gives it away. They should have used a monster steel bridge cable on it to make it seem like that's what you need to handle the force involved.

[@haydenwhite2413]

I'm more impressed by the fact that he successfully said "railroad wheels on steel railroad rails."

[@jacobmaz8157]

Hayden White same!!!

[@thestrays815]

That can't be that hard can it? Railroad reels on steel rairow reels Easy 😉

[@57thorns]

steel railroad wheels on steel railroad rails rather... But yes, it is a tongue twister.

[@rickrutledge9363]

I thought, how hard is that? So I tried it and failed the first time, but got it on the second attempt!

[@saii7735]

i hardly said it in my head

[@wickedleeloopy2115]

If a strongman can pull a jumbo jet with his teeth , this is actually not that impressive.

[@yahyasajid5113]

Also a Tuareg pulled a jumbo jet

[@carterredden4348]

@@yahyasajid5113 still not as impressive as someone pulling one with their teeth

[@dinethaltmann9582]

But can a Tuareg pull a jumbo jet with it's teeth?

[@Rankidu]

@@dinethaltmann9582 Can a strongman pull (with it's theeth) a Tuareg pulling (with it's teeth [?]) a jumbo jet?

[@meetlawf3238]

@@Rankidu BUUUUUTT... can a jumbo jet fly (with it's teeth) a Tuareg pulling (with it's teeth) a strongman that's pulling (with his THEETH) a jumbo jet?!

[@japhethbonnema]

i mean jeremy clarkson pulled a 13000 tonne ship with a Citroen c3 (28.6 million pounds)

[@chipsnpeasifuplz]

You've just ruined this whole ford stunt along with clarkson lol

[@Tehanimekidd]

This comment needs more attention 😂

[@Leolpzz]

Yeah but that’s water I can push a hole Ass boat lol

[@brkbtjunkie]

Japheth Bonnema water has a lot less friction ;)

[@bagehi]

Of course he almost ended up in the bay, then almost killed the clutch, but, yeah, he managed to pull it 25 meters. Also, the rolling resistance of a ship in the water is orders of magnitude lower than a train on rails.

[@54BiZZuRKS]

Did I miss the part where he explained the magic trick? Seriously, where the card under the play button go?

[@szymoniak75]

Video editing probably

[@54BiZZuRKS]

@@szymoniak75 it went to edit a video? That’s a talented playing card. I found Avid on one the Macs in the computer lab at my high school, while I was teaching a graphic design class my senior year. I decided to edit my final RTF project in Avid on a Mac purchased in 1996. Instead of doing it tape to tape via two S-VHS decks and a wonky edit controller. I wonder if the whole deck helps out or if it’s just that one card. It’s not credited on this video. Do you think it was editing a separate project? P.S. All the consonants in your name are neat👍🏻

[@LanaaAmor]

@@54BiZZuRKS lmao 🤣

[@Michael-tm6vs]

@@54BiZZuRKS 😂

[@Dave12753]

@@54BiZZuRKS LMAO LOL XD XD.

[@Tman0517]

I cant wait for the chevy version "real trains not actors" *Thomas the tank engine gets "pulled" by a Silverado*

[@YourBoyMatt]

And mahks "if car ads were honest"

[@bingbongap5558]

Just wait for Mahk to make a vid of it

[@CM-jm6ui]

They did have the Cheyenne pulling the logs😂decades ago

[@captaincoffeecake3595]

I cant wait for MAHK to make the new chevy video of their video

[@zacharyhultgren2147]

@@CM-jm6ui that one is legit

[@roenne]

Nice explanation and all, but my primary interest is finding out what happened to that Tesla card?!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Gone! Wow!

[@pbp6741]

Obviously, the shelf has a trapdoor activated by a micro switch hidden on the far side of the frame, which is why he only lifts the front. A trained Gecko positioned on the underside of the shelf then catches the card with its tongue. The gecko ultimately trades the card back in exchange for a juicy cricket. Magic is easy.

[@Jaymac720]

PB P obviously

[@Hans-gb4mv]

I found it in my gastank.

[@5bananas1]

Gone. Just like his bank balance. 😄

[@shawnseeley9561]

I'm a freight conductor and this stunt of Fords reminds me of a story I was told many years ago about a switchman back in the late 70's or early 80's. Apparently this guy had purchased a Chevy Blazer and wanted to pull a few loaded sand cars (about 120 tons each) by hooking up a tow strap and pulling from a slight angle along the switching lead to show how tough his new ride was. As you can imagine, he didn't have much trouble getting the cars to start moving, but had failed to come up with a plan to brake and get them to stop. When he tried to slow down, the cars kept rolling and his Blazer became the towed vehicle until it was pulled into the side of the cars and badly damaged. I'm not quite sure how this was explained to local management, but like so many other things, railroading was a much different bussiness back then 😂

[@citizenclown]

Hahahahahah. That's an excellent story!

[@shawnseeley9561]

@MetraMan09 Apparently not. This is a story that was told to me by someone who was there (I was just a little kid when this happened), but I did get the impression that they had a good idea what would happen, and just let him suffer the consequences for his macho act.

[@shawnseeley9561]

@Blake Terry that makes sense. You might be surprised by how easy it is to stop a cut of cars with a single handbrake.

[@sts8997]

@@shawnseeley9561 Or possibly had a locomotive at the back to apply the brakes if need be.

[@shawnseeley9561]

@@sts8997 definitely the safest course.

[@Plate_Productions]

let me summarize: it pulled it because it was on wheels which were on a rail. wheels roll so it's easier this is the same reason you can push a car with some friends but not a 1,500 kilogram object

[@Tian-Tian08]

Forgot to mention that they are steel on steel wheels which is VERY important.

[@renthenibba6398]

Pretty much

[@TheBorathon]

@@caz9634 guy is talking about OP, not the video

[@BIKEMAN21]

They should have said in the end that any gas pickup could do this but scumbag lying is what they do best.

[@lolandypanda]

I would surprise you, but one young man can push one regular railcar hard enough to make it moves. We where having a fun at this when were kids. :D Unfortunately one man then cannot stop it :D

[@MRrailaway]

shouldnt that strap be a dead give away on the force needed to tow the train :P

[@EngineeringExplained]

Yes exactly! Yet it's the top comment, but they don't seem to allow for replies (I replied to 3 comments, none were published).

[@islandnites]

Isn't this the truth? Probably could have used a bra strap instead of tow strap?

[@mahmoudbisharat3239]

@@islandnites no, I tried to use a braw strap as a noose and it couldn't even hold 200 pounds

[@islandnites]

@@mahmoudbisharat3239 Thx - everything has structural limitations I imagine. (Sure would like to have a peek at those 200 lb. boobies tho) LOL - oopz thatz racist / sorry

[@Frost_Tiger]

I would of laughed if it snap lol

[@trailblazer2001]

Wait until Tesla's Cybertruck tows Earth to Andromeda galaxy.

[@stormingtears3013]

Wait... That's illegal.

[@RR-uc1wb]

Nah. The truck tows the Andromeda galaxy to our Milky Way galaxy.

[@ryanreid1715]

Why Tesla truck can’t pull the earth *Starts staring at a different galaxy *

[@justinc2633]

well if you wanna get technical that would require less energy... assuming you have a nearly infinite amount of time on your hands

[@MaxCoplan]

Well Andromeda is already getting towed to us right now by gravity D:

[@ZadnyPrzygod]

Why is AthleanX teaching math?

[@racerproductions1739]

On godddd

[@xuhan4682]

hhhhhhhhha

[@jerryyang1299]

Yoo 😂😂😂💀💀

[@KennyThaSharp]

Ty tutaj?

[@barksinternally4175]

It’s his brother

[@austinlego216]

And that’s why ford refuses to sell this guy a vehicle. 😂

[@rs6383]

F series has been America's #1 selling truck for 43 consecutive years.

[@DuckSongFan]

R S ok and?

[@SRT_VILLAIN]

@@rs6383 sales mean nothing besides the fans are too stubborn and fords puts alot of money into ads

[@lithiumtitanium7834]

N that they give great fleet discounts on vehicles

[@Ibrahim-vx5kq]

@@rs6383 and what,America isn't the only country in the world lol,if you haven't realised, there's more than 7 billion other people on earth

[@peep39]

The illusion would have been a little more dramatic with several giant steel cables between the truck and train

[@UNKLELUKE86]

Yes ... it would be a nicer PR stunt.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Agreed, would have been a nice touch!

[@islandnites]

Yes I couldn't agree more.

[@snactimusmaximus]

Marius Ipad They should just use aluminum, it’s all the rage!

[@SuperBobKing]

@Marius Ipad It is a low speed prototype test. They could jam something under there to hold it up.

[@stephencoram2900]

I would have been more impressed if the F150 broke the tow strap

[@aduptuniform2647]

Ford ain’t that strong

[@jielynsabarez2693]

AduptUniform26 what vehicle company do you consider strong then?

[@aduptuniform2647]

@Jielyn Sabarez Chevy gmc sometimes Toyota. Why?

[@jielynsabarez2693]

Just askin

[@aduptuniform2647]

@poopypants678 _ no it’s not just because it has a V12 doesn’t mean it has torque or enough grip for that mater. It has plenty of HP but would never be able to do this. Its physics dude

[@delerium2k]

Whoa, never occurred to me that the efficiency of trains comes from the hardness of steel. Simple and profound

[@sumant787]

*Ford comes up with a brilliant marketing idea* Jason : Uploads this Ford : Ah sh*t, here we go again

[@VinnyMartello]

The huge advantage is steel wheels on steel rails is super super super efficient. Practically no friction. That's why trains do so well. A human being can move a single box car on a flat surface if he's in really good shape.

[@franzeroque1999]

He said that in the coefficient of rolling resistance part but ya

[@Somedude75566]

I work in a rail yard. I've done just that.

[@SamuraiAtlas]

I was able to move 2 lmao

[@miguelmsilva4112]

Anyone can push a car on a flat surface, as long as you have grippy shoes you have more than enough force to get it moving, and once it's moving it goes easily.

[@donkehmcdonkey3703]

Same concept with boats, even a child is strong enought to give a 7-8 ton boat a push away from a pier.

[@stbdrone6148]

"Wheels are round" nice I knew I'd learn something here

[@Psycho-Nomics]

Go away bigot. No one wants your input here.

[@spookydahmurky7130]

@@Psycho-Nomics wheels are flat like the earth my boi don't believe what they tell you If they were round they would both just roll off eachother

[@zacjohnson452]

mark rodenburg just to be sure, this is a joke right?

[@AvoidVanity]

@@Psycho-Nomics what's it like to be failing trader?

[@IGR69]

No they are ovals

[@bbkangs]

Making your Tesla card disappear under your KZbin award. *Weird flex but ok*

[@ellinaras75]

bbkangs My guess is that the disappearance of the Tesla card was a pure video editing trick - notice that the award is placed perfectly at the corner so that he can lift it up, remove it and replace it at the exact same position.

[@Face2theScr33n]

It's a plug for Tesla. Or he's dissing them?

[@markbuckeye]

He's clearly a Tesla fan boi which is why he chooses to make this video about knocking Ford's claim instead of mentioning that Elon's claim is pure hogwash for the same reasons.

[@EliteTruckRepairs]

@Jim S. Nobody ever mentions the fact that Elon started all of this and predicted others would follow. Musk ftw.

[@coreytran7415]

What cards was he going to use? His credit cards? And no i get the joke.

[@BabeLincoln33]

The only math class that I will enjoy.

[@p3rk4n27]

Physics* lol

[@muffinman8744]

@@p3rk4n27 is it not mathematical?

[@p3rk4n27]

This is pure physics

[@muffinman8744]

@@p3rk4n27 but is there mathematics? 🤔

[@BabeLincoln33]

Sorry physics.

[@lambo8961]

I learned more from this 11 minute video than I did from 7 hours of school

[@tjade9150]

I dont have school

[@davidstajic]

HAHAHAHHAH BROO

[@woodenhoe]

*12 years of school

[@faithingod9554]

School is a business anyway

[@kenneth_aguirre1928]

Same lmao 🤣

[@not_super_street]

Goddamnit you mean I can’t tow my nuclear submarine down the road even if I buy the new electric F150, frick

[@Bloodyss69]

Ahahahaha!!

[@VtwinGamingKimico52]

no, you would probably need an f350 lol

[@dre04mach]

Well, you probably can, but launching it will probably short something out in the F150...

[@mockemperor953]

There goes the weekend's plans

[@lylestavast7652]

just use the shore connect and provide the power from the sub to the truck !

[@kbrownfocus]

This is basically the same thing that Toyota did years ago with the tundra when they pulled the space shuttle platform, rolling resistance makes everything so much easier 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WindyCity1992]

Yet it wasn't an issue when they did it Only when an American brand does Something people want to expose it 😢😢😢

[@noahchiasson7809]

kbrownfocus I mean at least the shuttle was on pneumatic tires on pavement

[@TecDLogic]

Plum_Crazy 1992 I don’t know why, no one complained, but no, when ford did it, people started talking crap

[@SquishyZoran]

What about VW when they pulled a 747?

[@WindyCity1992]

@@TecDLogic There's so many companies who Are doing dirt to consumers yet We are exposing PR stunt. How Many buyers will attempt this 😂

[@j.m.5995]

There's also alot of slack between the knuckles of each train car. So that kinda helps to get the thing started because essentially you're only pulling one car at a time briefly before the next one starts rolling and by then the previous car has a bit of momentum to get the next one going.

[@jylfarm1964]

Yes, and for the first car... the stretch in the strap is likely to built-up kinetic energy to help start it.

[@starfilmsanimation]

this is huge, it's how you can go with a loco with the same low friction

[@NielsHeusinkveld]

I found it odd they didn't use some huge-ass chain to mask the fact that this wasn't a big deal..

[@mcmb8254]

Facts that tow strap kind of gave it away

[@fidsnfads__warthunder6337]

They had a heavy duty two strap

[@fidsnfads__warthunder6337]

Tow*

[@reznov551]

@@fidsnfads__warthunder6337 okay but there isn’t a strap in this world that is rated for 1.2 million pound hauls

[@ralphyarl7346]

@DD PN Ofc. Why would someone make a 1 million pound rated tow strap when you could just use a giant chain?

[@CrazyPetez]

Excellent video. I’m not a math guy, but I can follow you as you work your way through the steps. Thank you!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@BFMV2080]

This is a great video, but i cant get over the fact that this guy looks 20 and 40 at the same time.

[@WooferCooker]

That’s what math does to you

[@zachorvik8361]

It's called being 30

[@cadenmcdonald5085]

@@zachorvik8361 😂🤡

[@memonavaramirez6261]

30?

[@subscribetopewdiepie1183]

Him talking about that made me feel like I’m back in school already.

[@BreakingGlass78]

haha same though

[@L-21]

School is less interesting,the teacher isn’t motivated as him too

[@skuzzlebutt5261]

PewdiePie is a racist A-hole and deserve to fired into Mt. Ol Doinyo Lengai.

[@glocksantana853]

skuzzle butt k

[@martinxXsuto]

@@skuzzlebutt5261 k

[@Kalvinjj]

Also important that you stated again that wheels are round. Always a nice reminder

[@theinfamousdom7005]

Ford : This is about to be the best marketing campaign ever. Jason : Hold my dry erase board.

[@chickenpax1]

This

[@bagehi]

That's still a lot of ft-lbs of torque. The 5L F-150 only puts out 400 lb-ft of torque. This prototype is likely producing five or more times the torque.

[@jordanprier4016]

bagehi Tesla’s best cars only make 758 ft lbs of torque. Of course the f-150 can be geared different to change that. But I highly doubt you are going to get 2,000 ft lbs out of it.

[@forever_derpy5970]

Jordan Prier yet they’re already pushing 1000 ft lbs with the diesel. Enough competition for dodge to market their diesel at 5 ft lbs more just to keep relevant

[@mikenotta7079]

The campaign has already paid off. Look how many people are talking about. Winning!

[@matthewmiller6068]

One thing I think is missing from your equations, rail car couplers have some slack, if they took advantage of that they could get "some" momentum on the 1st car (even if it's under an inch) before it yanks the 2nd car and so on...so it may not have to overcome ALL the static friction at once.

[@pismak]

True, if you manage to move the first rail car some cm(inches) the f150 and your car is already weighting much more than 5000pounds

[@marconka441]

Yup. That is exactly why a single locomotive can tow dozens of rail cars, and I felt like it was a huge omission from the video

[@ME0WMERE]

@@marconka441 well no - once the whole train is moving there's no slack, so the locomotive really is supplying enough force to pull all of its cars. Besides, the maths supports one locomotive supplying enough force to do so.

[@ĪĪMizumiĪĪ]

@@ME0WMERE but the weight of the first car moving helps get the momentum to pull the second car and so on even with just a tiny distance between one another which doesn't put as much force on whatever is pulling them.

[@bigsmoke9935]

Ford: our car can pull 1,25 million pounds Jason: well yes but actually no

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

Yup this video really shows how little people know about something they see daily. To need an explanation that it's different on a track vs roadway. I'd wager most people don't even know that exhaust coming out of trains puts 0% power to the wheels on most trains in the us. They're electric powered the diesel simply charges the electric and each axle can instantly and independently adjust power to limit or eliminate slip. The brakes also are held off not on by air pressure so they charge the lines and have a plug which gets pulled as the truck in this case decouples.

[@bigsmoke9935]

Cactus Rider yes almost all air brakes work that way and most people don‘t know. It is much safer that way tho, if the pressure fails the vehicle brakes and cannot move with failed brakes. In a normal car you don‘t know ur brakes dont work untill you need to brake and then it is likely to cause an accident

[@loktom4068]

My Ford won't even start. How can it pull 1 oz ?

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

@@loktom4068 If most people look under the hood they'd be surprised. What parts often keeping a car any from starting is usually not made by the company. Valero, bendix, bosch etc.. Not Chevy, Bmw, Ford, fiat.

[@cardinaloflannagancr8929]

@@bigsmoke9935 That's right the only thing checked is abs at 10-15. But the actual brakes many cars it's empty before a light triggers. In 40 years of driving I've had only one throw the brake light. Well when you still had enough pressure to stop normally. I'd think that would be more important to do auto low speed checks than only the abs/tc functionality.

[@spencerali1659]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the play between couplers as well, those auto racks have a ton of slack. Having to start only one car moving at a time is a huge advantage vs. lifting the whole train at once.

[@glenjamindle]

Exactly this.

[@gdjobufckngfruitcake]

Agreed let’s fill the truck bed with osmium 😂😭

[@stephenscherrer7802]

Came down here to post this.

[@caw25sha]

They usually reverse slightly to close the gaps before moving off.

[@benjamindyer7348]

aye, I said the same thing. didn't see your comment, that's why when a train stops it sounds like thunder rolling through all of the cars, the slack is closing between each knuckler in succession from front to back.

[@TheSpongeTom]

"You're about to get more sad, so here we go!" >ad starts You were right.

[@vlad3890]

It didnt start to me lol

[@SDRob01]

If you have KZbin premium, no ads anywhere.

[@Woolsupgamers5]

Ye

[@ridwanbagawie6092]

@@SDRob01 well, there are other ways to remove ads, just sayin

[@hydroaegis6658]

Yes the force needed to overcome static friction is incredibly low on rails.

[@samrattomar7552]

What you said is absolutely correct...This means that this very truck will be replacing all the Locomotive Trains and will surely bring down the cost of Transport as long as you are good with transport speed of 4.5 mph.

[@dsknutson85]

*Hides Tesla Key under KZbin Sub plaque* Nice little flex there.....

[@elstingergt3374]

K nuts you mad bro?

[@dsknutson85]

@@elstingergt3374 why would I be mad? I said it was a "nice flex".

[@tristansmirnow850]

Weird flex but ok

[@HumbleMechanic]

That WAS AMAZING! Also waiting for Ford to Chime in LOL!

[@EngineeringExplained]

Ha, thanks Charles, love ya buddy!

[@mobilephonesgettingtoobig3990]

@@EngineeringExplained You're telling people they can tow the same weight with a small suv as a diesel truck...WoW

[@tiko5876]

Mobile phones Getting too big well yea. If it only takes 1800lbs to get it rolling you could do it in a lot of different cars to do it Almost like you didn’t watch and understand what he was explaining in the video

[@mikeznel6048]

@@mobilephonesgettingtoobig3990 Where is the diesel truck? None of this is about a diesel truck. At all.

[@ramisworldoftrucks8092]

I learn more with this guy than with my physics teacher

[@RobertVivian]

Me: Can it pull all of that weight? Engineering Explained: Well yes but actually no.

[@222-d3h]

Dead meme

[@RandomNumber141]

Find another meme format to use, this one was killed by 9 year olds

[@RobertVivian]

@@RandomNumber141 Well I commented this 2 months ago, and I'm not gonna keep updating it for you, dead or not, it fits well.

[@ifalone]

@@RobertVivian dead

[@ifalone]

meme died a year ago

[@Tom-Lahaye]

That 1,250,000lbs load is about 500 tons I used to compete in strongman and have pulled a 100 ton load on railway tracks which in fact was easier than the average truck pull in strongman. As explained in the video it took about 1875 lbs, so the 100 ton load would need 375lbs of force to start, so that's pretty well achievable for the average strongman which has a deadlift of at least 500lbs. 1875lbs of drawbar force is still a good number and only achievable for heavy, mainly 4WD vehicles like this truck or off road vehicles, most standard 2WD road cars will not have such a tractive effort.

[@Kingjay814]

TIL my old $1500 1998 V8 Ford Explorer can pull a train with the tow strap I bought at Walmart

[@thegreatfalcon5]

Yes but my 1.9L TDI Golf can do that at 45MPG

[@Daniel-pc1er]

My 2.4L Acura TSX can do it at 30mph

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Meh, my diesel will haul it cross country and back if it had highrails. Afterall, what Union Pacific uses on their tie gangs.

[@chriswright6068]

So will my 1999 chevy blazer v6 apparently

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

haha was thinking the same thing.

[@commandertaco1762]

When you down an entire bottle of vitamin gummies

[@hoogachunga1004]

Ford I can tow over 1mil pounds Him,hold my mathematics

[@matthewwilson5019]

That's like the weight of the UP big boy. They were over a million pounds lol.

[@ckkuttler]

🤣🤣

[@joshuav1088]

It’s more physics then math

[@catlover1986]

The thing is, Ford demonstrated a completely fair test. No shenanigans. He basically tried to argue Ford made a claim, which they didn't make.

[@JDMHaze]

This is beyond an AP class

[@YuccaSpeedShop]

Beto is much more like-able since he dropped out of the presidential race.

[@biggus6633]

Perpetual Wins You mean Beta O’Male

[@LordDoucheBags]

Beta O’Soy

[@LackingLoam]

Keith Walker just stfu soy boy

[@andresrincon7240]

Ahahhahahahahaha i was wondering who does this guy remember me of

[@MeWhenTheVids]

lol that’s rude

[@dksculpture]

Plus, trains have COMPRESSION COUPLINGS between each car, so the truck only needs to get one car of the train moving at a time; not the whole train at once.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Yep! Another factor which I did not discuss.

[@steveskouson9620]

@@EngineeringExplained, if you ever watch a train starting to move, you'll hear a series of thumps. There is about an inch of play, in those couplings, and that is on purpose. I was talking to a guy, who drove locomotives, he said, without the slack, his locomotive couldn't start a train moving. steve

[@asyrafs9349]

That is interesting to know. Always heard of the thumps when the train starts moving but never thought to question it.

[@kjn24]

@@steveskouson9620 auto racks have 3 feet of slack per car due to the cushion drawbars

[@TheNemosdaddy]

Those are called End of Car Cushion units. Theres no "spring back" force assisting. They are there to reduce the buff force on the vehicles when they are going at speed.

[@luck3949]

Now I'm really impressed with trains efficiency.

[@GuyBlondWithOutGod]

Explains why train are so efficient.

[@markoz673bajen8]

Coal comes from Freedom.

[@naohwatson854]

He just did, low rolling friction between steel wheels and steel rails.

[@GuyBlondWithOutGod]

@@markoz673bajen8 ??

[@doyouhavegainsonyourphone4507]

Naoh Watson What?

[@Lysergic_]

@@doyouhavegainsonyourphone4507 what'd you expect from someone who's name is permanently misspelled?

[@rogerwilco1777]

So you're saying my Prius can tow one million Electric Fords, Got it!

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Tow, tow, tow, them Fords, in your Prius' dreams. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, your Prius is a Queen. (no offense)

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

Tow, tow, tow then Fords, in your Prius' dreams. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, your Prius is a Queen. (no offense)

[@forever_derpy5970]

Kevin Lee you’ve got a point most people don’t realize. A lot of these small cars can barely even handle their own weight capacity versus a sports car with a transmission and gearing designed for the impact several hundred ft lbs of torque from a dig at a drag strip and not be deformed.

[@Redneck_Technophile]

Kevin Lee he didn’t say he needed to do so more than once

[@forever_derpy5970]

EdgeRunner no but he likely couldn’t even do it once

[@callmestenny8807]

me and my buddy who love cars talked about this commercial for an hour and a half yesterday, then I find this, thanks man

[@DefensorsPacis]

Always feel accomplished when I more or less "know" the answer going into a video. Trains are genuinely just so efficient at transporting large amounts of material, and I grew up in what was more or less a mining town, although the mines shut down years ago. Used to go playing on the tracks when I was a kid and ended up becoming a bit obsessed as I grew up. Always wanted to get into building an HO scale train track, but I've never had the time, money, or room to set one up. But that's a story for another time.

[@levihutchison166]

Jason, dont lie. How many times did you have to practice saying "Steel railroad wheels on steel railroad rails" before you could do it without messing up? Because im up to like 8 so far and still cant do it

[@jdm132]

I start saying Steel railroad whales on stel relroad rels

[@coreyfryer2712]

Railroad is just a hard word to say fast lol

[@user-ux9nh2wl2x]

Rolling resistance of steel railroad wheels on steel railroad rails steered rails rowing rows of tolls stayed rolling on railroad rails made rays of real steel railroad radiation from real rays of sterling steel railroad

[@xinlinwu4572]

keep saying railwoad

[@EngineeringExplained]

Legit many, many times. Kept saying all kinds of random words by the time I got to railroad roads. Wait that's not even right. Ugh!

[@ber0h]

Tow 'straps' instead of 'chains(&chains &chains & more chains)', is a good indicator of the maximum forces that play.

[@BigUriel]

It's amazing how such simple physics elludes the vast majority of people. It's basically like someone trying to market a crane as the strongest in the world because it can lift a million tons but demonstrating it with a strap/chain rated at 10 tons, anyone with half a brain will know right away something's up.

[@rookieman329]

"You're about to get more sad!"-Engineering explained 2019

[@ExtremeCrafter]

No one: Ford: “lol my truck can pull a million lb”

[@scottwall8419]

Did it have something to do with drag? And no I dont mean the men in dresses that would buy it or understand why this isn't a real world comparison. Not to mention towing will decrease the overall battery life. Lol

[@zachmarshall6059]

@@scottwall8419 what?

[@cadenmcdonald5085]

@@scottwall8419 umm, it was a joke bro, uhh, also, can you speak English

[@OGmemegenerator]

@@scottwall8419 ford fanboy be like

[@scottwall8419]

@@OGmemegenerator I know right, you cant say anything negative about a ford without people having a damn seizure

[@kevincorpetti1379]

EE: "if you're not sad already, well this is going to make you even more sad" *mid-video ads start* Clever marketing, KZbin. Clever marketing.

[@catlas_]

Give it enough JD power and watch it go

[@kevinn6882]

Best in class train hauling?

[@davidbeppler3032]

JD Powah!

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

@@davidbeppler3032 Boi u look goofy af

[@davidbeppler3032]

@@DoctorRickSanchez Damn, that is my good side too. sad.

[@joshlemons3662]

You forgot about F = m*A! Force on tow strap will be more than 1875. If it took 303 seconds to reach 4.5 mph, that’s an additional 846lb force needed. So force on tow strap would be closer to 2721lb force.

[@EngineeringExplained]

Yes, 1875 is just the force to start movement, not to accelerate.

[@joshlemons3662]

Love your content! Keep up the good work!

[@joshuavincent7884]

4.5mph = 2.012m/s a = (2.012m/s - 0) / (303s) = 0.00664m/s^2 F = (566991kg)(0.00664m/s^2) F = 3764N = 846lbf for anyone wondering

[@Raven1024]

Fortunately a 5000lb strap is only a couple dollars more. Can still pull trains on a shoestring budget.

[@gountzas]

@@Raven1024 Shoestring budget = like literally!

[@Smooththatsme]

Jason is without a doubt, the smartest person I have ever hear explain anything involving math and engineering

[@andersed1]

So basically, a 1945 international model M gasoline tractor running a 4.5:1 compression ratio can do this.

[@TaiViinikka]

yeah, I'm thinking, what does the word 'tractor' mean?

[@chevyguy5525]

Eric Anderson yes, and so could a team of somewhere around 8 horses I’d like to say...

[@Saviliana]

@@chevyguy5525 Or any professional muscle trainer.

[@TrashDeviant]

Yeah I've watched athletes do similar stunts just with their own strength.

[@justinluttrell1769]

Anything able to produce _______# of drawbar force could do it. Hell a football team with a big rope could do it.

[@2pi628]

The moment I saw the Ford clip I thought of that strong man pulling a train gripped only with his teeth. I thought..."yeah, nice try Ford".

[@amicloud_yt]

Similarly, I thought of the strongman competition in which they were pulling airplanes! Pulling a giant load on wheels... isn't that big of a deal with a truck lol

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Yep. any lawnmower with correct gearing can do it.

[@fordpowerstroke2849]

That tow rope is a paid actor

[@leimeisei909]

Ford Mustang Ford F-350 Ford sucks

[@iluvmyswamp7948]

Imagine liking Ford

[@Bryan-qd4fk]

If you watched the video, you can tell he drives a Tesla

[@Lysergic_]

This guy definitely drives a Ford Mustang Ford F-350

[@mondobananas1832]

leimeisei909 NOW they suck. I’d take a 70s or 80s F-350. No complicated electronics so I can fix it easier, not made of aluminum, and trucks seem to be made for luxury more than work now. And also, why does the guy with the username “Ford Power Stroke” have a Mustang as their profile picture?

[@markrowland1366]

A truck in Australia pulled some enormous number of trailers. Our triple trailer road trains, even eight trailer trucks are super pullers but by using the small gap between the surfaces of the couplings to get one, two, three etc trailers moveing one at a time. Big trucks have similar power but greater torque than a two ton pickup. The sustained application of that, until every trailer was rolling might have bothered the clutch but over here we also have five hundred horsepower self powered trailers.

[@zachicusmaximus5551]

Honda should respond with a video of a 90's civic doing the same thing. It probably could based on the math.

[@autobootpiloot]

A Mercedes-Benz Unimog is rated for three times this weight, with less then 300hp. In the old days little train engines moved thousends of tons with less then 100hp. When you have the gearing and the grip you can pull anything. Nice stunt though.

[@disorganizedorg]

As noted, inclines are a problem. Hence cog railways, with a gear on the loco and a toothed rack between the rails.

[@robivlahov]

yeah,but the unimog has low ratio gearing as well as the high. this does not

[@kevinnorris6558]

Robi Flego You’re incorrect

[@robivlahov]

@@kevinnorris6558 how? the thing has 20 gears... maybe the new auto ones have something else but the oldschool ones do have it like that

[@zapityzapzap]

@@robivlahov Linear traction motors (such as those used in diesel electric locomotives) have one unique feature...torque is proportional to rotational speed. 100 hp in (~74500 W) at 1 RPM with a traction motor can get you up to 525,000 lb-ft of torque...

[@braindeadbzh]

So funny, I wanted someone to make this exact video since I saw this marketing stunt.

[@TheMostSmokeCrew]

The tow strap is more impressive than the truck 😂

[@thetechlibrarian]

Right lol

[@norman7334]

Don't forget about the slack between the carriages - all the carriages aren't set in motion at the same time, which means the carriages always help pull the next one in line. It's essential in long, heavy freight trains. This way even a single engine could pull insane loads even though the acceleration would be abysmal.

[@David-cy5zu]

its only a bonus. sometimes when a train stops on a slope and one come from behind to help, the train is stretched already

[@daves2433]

yes, that helps with the static friction of all the wheel bearings. I'd bet if the cars were all "stretched" that would be more than the truck tires could grip the ground with.

[@brucec954]

Correct. Not only is there slack in the couplers but each coupler is attached to Draft gear which is essentially a spring so the car can move say 1 foot before it picks up the load from the next car.

[@NiGhtPiSH]

I have moved by myself a 20 ton two axle switcher locomotive with only a lever.

[@tomgeorge3726]

Here in Australia, as a kid, many many years ago, our "local" rail yard had no shunter loco. So most short work was done with lever bar.

[@colinstu]

Is this why rolling a car jack over a zip tie is nearly impossible?

[@SquishyZoran]

This killed me!

[@OnlyNotes]

I feel this.

[@Spikehead777]

Palette jacks over pieces of plastic, here

[@seanwesterdyk]

0:35 is probably the biggest subtle flex I've seen this year!

[@chrismulders2344]

Ford electric truck: watch this! Impressive eh!? 4500 hp V12 GE diesel Locomotive: (yawn) hold my 3500 gal diesel tank.

[@jimhimesjr]

What really makes them crazy is the diesel is just a generator that powers the electric traction motors. Imagine the torque those babies put out. Then they use multiple engines going over mountains. Impressive machines.

[@johnnybow7045]

Ok, that was funny ^^

[@jpenney]

More than 5000 gal and most are 4400 hp, but close enough. :-D They put out 30,000 pounds-force.

[@brkbtjunkie]

chris mulders that’s cute, says the 120,000 shp engine in a tanker

[@akbychoice]

Justin Penney I’ve fuel done with 3,000HP and some with 4,000HP some had 3,000 gallon capacity some had 6,000 gallon capacity and others in between.

[@banaan1076]

Nobody: Engineering Explained: "Wheels are round"

[@luckners.575]

Big brain

[@radicalxedward8047]

I love the little scribble that says “wheels are round”. Nailed the science yet again. Lmao

[@cozzoli39]

Wow, trains are crazy efficient

[@adam145]

Let's get real and put the numbers to real world usage. What could a Miata pull?

[@marnixprovoost7961]

Miata could pull the same train with some grippy tires. Just a bit more slowly

[@goingcommando27]

It's funny cuz I had an NB Miata and there was actually 1 page in the owner's manual for towing which said in one sentence "Do not tow anything with this vehicle." Their warranty department foresaw the future as they got cheaper and started towing other vehicles to the track and what not XD

[@SupaKoopaTroopa64]

The 2019 Miata weighs 2,300 lbs, with 47 percent of the weight being on the rear wheels, giving a maximum pulling force of 1081 lbs. Since the train had a Crr of 0.0015, the Miata could tow a train that weighs about 720,600 lbs.

[@Robbievigil]

Well it'd have to be able to make it to the track first.....

[@marnixprovoost7961]

@@SupaKoopaTroopa64 you are forgetting about weight transfer to the rear wheels. If you mount the tow straps so that is pulls the rear axle down, and accelerate, the weoght on the rear will probably be enough

[@sasjadevries]

You could do the same thing with a boat. Pushing 7 metric tons by hand is really easy, as long as it's a boat and it's not windy. This is actually what mankind did for ages, in narrow canals ships were pulled by just a few horses, and it was the most efficient way to transport load. The horses had enough grip on the ground, and the boat hardly had any resistance.

[@Luckingsworth]

"Give me a stick long enough and I could move the world" Or I guess in this case, a low friction coefficient.

[@edpagan5421]

@@Luckingsworth nice Give me a long enough steel beam and I can lift a Semi with a cute little ant 🐜

[@Azakadune]

I knew that high school physics course would come in handy in the future, I just didn't know it be in 2 months xD. Srsly, its so cool I literally knew the equations before you said them. sweet.

[@Redbellynelly]

That is super cool! keep it up! the more I've learned about physics the more stuff around me I suddenly have a new understanding of. It just keeps getting better and better the further you go down the rabbit hole.

[@da14a49]

This level of physics is easy my dude

[@Azakadune]

@@da14a49 True.

[@ihavefallenandicantreachmy2113]

In Sunday School, they told me "god" did it. and i said "bye"

[@ItsJustEMU]

Basically: Train tracks and train wheels have less road resistance than that of rubber tyres and concrete road

[@CanadianArchaeologist]

When we were kids we would find a stick and start pushing train cars.

[@wessmall7957]

up hill

[@quintonwesolowski7928]

@@wessmall7957 both ways

[@lfox02]

@@quintonwesolowski7928 In the snow

[@MacDaddyC7Z06]

@@wessmall7957 all 3 of yall cracked me up lol

[@pat9112]

With no shoes

[@erwinpriyonoerw1np854]

The reason why it's possible is because the driver of the truck rocking back and forth while screaming POWEEERRRR!!!!

[@randalllawkin]

Lmao 😂 I'm imagining this to funny

[@ivanred8392]

I just pictured Mr. Clarkson doing this.

[@v6tex]

In a 528i estate lmao

[@johnnybow7045]

Top comment today for me :D

[@bolerdweller]

I think it would have been more believable if they didnt edit that part out

[@NIAtoolkit]

Props to Ford for "pulling this off"

[@joseumolu]

😂

[@okigojuryu]

You should be PUNished for that.

[@Yukanhayt-Mhenow]

I see what you did there!

[@Auriam]

More like pulling the wool over our eyes ;)

[@marioxerxescastelancastro8019]

The stunt is a display of how efficient trains are, nothing else.

[@MitchDenham]

Kinda like how Clarkson 'towed' a 13,000 tonne ship with a Citroen C3.

[@chevyguy5525]

Mitchell Denham Water has even lower resistance than the rails...

[@TheOriginalBumper]

Coming up next ... Dodge eco diesel pulls empty oil tanker filled with packing peanuts .

[@bonk4017]

its not empty if its filled with peanuts isnt it

[@jimhimesjr]

cisco m from all the eco diesels that I’ve seen they’d be at the dealership getting repaired.

[@xq39]

Wheels are round: At least I understood that part

[@IamStreaz]

I appreciate how much work he puts into his descriptions

[@hexagonalsky]

This was the level of excitement my Math professor had when explaining a new formula.

[@zain4019]

What an awesome professor:)

[@memes_3005]

We need people like you. Its so rare to find them these days. Thank you for explaining.

[@abnerdalmacio1450]

Right maybe he should do a video on that tundra that pulled a space shuttle

[@blamb42]

Thanks again, Jason. Now I understand how trains are the most efficient form of shipping, moving thousands of pounds of cargo for just a few dollars worth of fuel. (Of course, doing it in bulk (millions of pounds at a time) helps too.)

[@inox1ck]

Bob Lamb the air resistance is also significant in case of a car but for trains you get a low drag compared to the volume, especially compared to weight.

[@blamb42]

@@inox1ck - That makes perfect sense as rail cars can draft so much closer to each other than any automobiles ever could. For all practical purposes (wind resistance) a train is one long car with a somewhat irregular surface.

[@jacobdekens2286]

Thank you for you’re enthusiasm and excitement concerning the practical application of math, physics and mechanics! Makes this stuff even more interesting!

[@mehzly]

*clicks to find out* *sees college grade mathematics and Newton’s law* LEAVES

[@stanleyfairchildiii8899]

Devour Mehzly it’s really not

[@martinxXsuto]

"college grade"? What sort of shitty college is that?

[@s13one80]

Jason just combined engineering and magic! What can't this man do!?

[@EngineeringExplained]

Reading comprehension/remember people's names.

[@andrewcross5918]

Avoid potholes?

[@arthanza112]

Remember when Toyota pulled the space shuttle?

[@jonclark1288]

@@rainbowsquash673 I think his point is that it was basically the same stunt. Yes the shuttle was on pneumatic tires, but it only weighed about 292,000 lbs. Using the formulas and figures Jason used, it took 4,380 lbs of force to tow it, which is within the 5k lbs limit (according to Jason) the F150 has.

[@YGSnB]

a space shuttle is much cooler

[@AIRDRAC]

Remember when Volvo pulled 750 tons on actual truck trailers?

[@denverwilliams22]

But Toyota didn't make any claims like ford. The toyota commercial was just for wow factor. Fords trying to make a statement by saying their new truck can haul 1mill pounds.

[@AdamWest100]

@@denverwilliams22 We’ve confirmed we are bringing an all-electric F-150 to market. Now, we’re showing you the capability you asked for by having it tow more than 1 million pounds.* This is Built Ford Tough. *The F-150 battery-electric prototype is towing far beyond any production truck’s published capacity in a one-time short event demonstration. Never tow beyond a vehicle’s towing capacities. Always consult the Owner’s Manual. It's almost like you didn't even bother to try and read anything about it.

[@jordanochoa312]

If you have depression and can’t sleep watch this guy you’ll fall asleep ASAP !

[@DeanDennis1959]

Not at all!! I watch this channel in the morning to wake up and get my brain functioning. I’m an engineer myself and love the math.

[@WavyDanny_]

DeanDennis1959 I want to be an engineer but the math is what kills the dream