Hydraulic Lift

Hi all, after ages of should I shouldn't I ?, I just treated myself to a hydraulic table lift for the bike, it looks good and lifts no problem to good heights.
It comes with a safety bar which you insert into the frame of the lift to prevent a collapse should anything fail, what I was wondering is once I get it to the height I want, and insert the bar should I slightly lower the lift and let it rest on the bar, which takes the pressure off the hydraulic arm , (as I would do if I was doing the brakes on my car, by letting it sit on a block.), or have the arm hold the liftunder pressure?

There is nothing about it in it's construction sheet.
Cheers
Robert

I would drop it enough so the bar cannot be pulled out easily, I have had hydraulic engine lifts holding up blocks for rebuilds for weeks on end with no issues but the seals are under pressure all this time.

kommando said:

I would drop it enough so the bar cannot be pulled out easily, I have had hydraulic engine lifts holding up blocks for rebuilds for weeks on end with no issues but the seals are under pressure all this time.

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Thanks Kommando, that's what I was thinking. I was thinking about what I do with hydraulic cutting and spreading gear that we use for road traffic collisions and training, it is under great pressure up to 720 bar, I know the lift isn't anywhere near close to that, but we always use blocks and wedges with the gear to take off pressure and when we are finished with it we always make sure it is stowed with the jaws slightly apart to prevent damage to the seals and prevent creep.
Thanks again
Robert