"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:rJiDb.4799$JD6.1854@lakeread04...
If the cylinders are single action each needs to take the full load. If
double acting it gets more complicated both in calculation and
installing. The pulling force is reduced by the area of the rod. For
example a 2" cylinder with a 1" rod will have a pull force about 75% of
the push so you can't quite divide by 2.

Unless the rod comes out at both ends.....

Meindert