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Thanks. Designing an arm to move a material (load "F1") back and forth across a frame - I need to size a cylinder capable of moving the load to each side about the arm/beams axis.

I am trying to calculate the force required to lift/move the beam clockwise from the shown position. I have a force (F1) acting at the end of the beam, 5,000lbs pushing to the left, as shown. What is "Fcyl", or the force required by the cylinder to life the beam with the acting load, and rotate...