[Bob In Ct]

Hey MM,
Do not equate Work with Torque, they are not the same. Unless some mass is lifted no work has been done. Torque is the measure of how hard you are trying to twist something (LB-FT). No motion is necessary. Simply put, work is the measure of how much mass (weight) was lifted how far (FT-LBS).

If you hang a 100 pound weight on to the end of a 2 foot wrench in a horizontal position you are applying 200 LB-FT of torque. There does not have to be motion.

If you lift 550 pounds one foot you have done 550 FT-LPS of work. If you lift it in one second that would be 1 horsepower.

Bob