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There is no such thing as "hydraulic cylinder jacks". Hydraulic cylinder is different from hydraulic jacks.

A hydraulic cylinder is a linear actuator used for converting fluid energy to an output force in a linear direction for performing various jobs. These include: pulling or pushing in engineering applications such as in machine tools, earth moving equipments, construction equipments and space applications.

Jacks are portable devices used for raising heavy objects by means of force applied with a lever or screw. The hydraulic jacks are compact and lightweight units that are used for lifting capacities. They offer easy operation and are fast acting components. The hydraulic jacks come with inbuilt release pedal for rapid lowering and lugs that make it easy to mount. The heavy duty chassis prevents the jack from twisting or bending and foot pump provides fast lift to the load. It also has a safety overload valve that prevents overloading beyond rated capacity.

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An hydraulic jack necessarily has a sturdy cylinder with strong piston rod to withstand the load acting on it while lifting. The cylinder dimension is so decided such that for a rated fluid supply pressure sufficient force should be generated by the cylinder. Here pressure of fluid supplying X area of the cylinder is the force capacity of that jack. A non return valve will be provided between cylinder and supply line to prevent load fall down while supply pressure get reduced or failed.

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