The motion of the bucket of the front-end loader shown is controlled by two arms and a

Question:

The motion of the bucket of the front-end loader shown is controlled by two arms and a linkage which are pin-connected at D. The arms are located symmetrically with respect to the central, vertical, and longitudinal plane of the loader; one arm AFJ and its control cylinder EF are shown. The single linkage GHBD and its control cylinder BC are located in the plane of symmetry. For the position shown, determine the force exerted

(a) By cylinder BC,

(b) By cylinder EF.

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