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For solar power applications, high torque can be obtained using small motors with large gear reduction. The gear reduction can be 3D printed and can also use 3D elastomer drive belts. As such, very low cost drive systems can be created to high-torque solar applications. The concept is that hopper-loaded and other mobile machines can move autonomously throughout the day - using small amounts of power - but performing high-torque tasks via gear reduction. This allows 'diffise' solar energy to be utilized for heavy industrial applications, such as:

*Wheel drive for autonomous [[Chicken Tractor]]s and [[Pig Tractors]]
*Pelletizers - for example, pelletizing straw during the day for burning pellets or feed pellets
*Grinders - grinding firewood for pelletization, or grinding plastic for recycling

Cost is reduced because a small motor can be used - at the expense of speed. Small motor means small current draw.

The whole principle that makes this work is automation: if an autonomous system is designed - then a slow industrial process can go on all day - without human supervision. While the work is slow, it adds up to industrial levels over the whole day.