"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
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| KD7HB wrote:
| I think, perhaps, you mean the cylinder rods. The pistons on the scoop
| on my old Kubota are brass, about 4 inches long, with several "O"
| rings. The rods are screwed into the piston, as I recall. ...
|
| Ah, I didn't know that - thanks. It helps to know the right words,
| especially when you walk into a shop.
|

Actually the more appropriate term for the part is "piston rod". It's the
part that transmits the useful force from the action of the hydraulic
pressure on the piston.