of course it doesn't matter how much torque a truck generates. I'm just saying that a rope doesn't have torque simply because it can pull a truck that does. It was a throwaway attribute. Could've easily been a CB, or windows, or a starter. The POINT is that there is no direct comparison between the strengths/attributes of the truck and rope simply because the rope can be used to pull it. Because that's EXACTLY your reasoning with the chains.