41. The spaces between the piston rod and the crosshead, or the crosshead to the crankshaft, may be largely open for maintenance access. 42. Yorkshire iron was used for shackles, hooks and piston rods for locomotives, colliery cages and other mining appliances where toughness was required. 43. The piston rods connected with independent crossheads gliding upon steel girders supported at their ends by standards bolted to the floor beams. 44. On 16 October 1957, on a voyage between New York City and Liverpool, No . 8 piston rod in the engine snapped. 45. The piston is a disc or cylinder, and the piston rod transfers the force it develops to the object to be moved. 46. The piston rods of a hydraulic lift extend below the platform they support by more than the length that the lift travels. 47. A forked piston rod reduced the distance between the single cylinder and the crankshaft and was considered a singular innovation at the time. 48. The sensor is mounted without having to gundrill the piston rod , yet its small size and location protect it from potential environmental damage. 49. The piston rod also has mounting attachments to connect the cylinder to the object or machine component that it is pushing / pulling. 50. This now required a stuffing box to seal around the piston rod , and for the piston rod to be machined smooth and accurately cylindrical.
