I bought a 2 ton bottle jack from HF 12 years ago and used it for 3 years to put my small sailboat trailer on stands over the winter. Then I sold the boat and the jack just sat on a shelf.
Last year I bought another boat and used the jack again. Today I noticed it was leaking oil when I released the pressure. I am going to guess it was used maybe 20 times, which doesn't seem like much.
So, is it dead? Can it be used while leaking? Can it be refilled? Can a seal be fixed?
They don't even have one this small anymore, but a 4 ton is $15.