I saw this on another site, the number who were so adamant that one or the other had more force was astounding. I just posted to see what the results would be here.The only way the cylinders will produce any lifting force from hydraulic pressure supplied to the rod end, is if the cylinders and mechanics are inverted as shown in this image:
A lot of confusion in this post, not sure what the purpose of it was to begin with
The lift force is the same, period. Pressure must be applied to the piston end to provide lift, period. How some of you argue that putting fluid to rod end is going to lift is beyond me.