The Hydraulic Elevating Cart minimizes worker bending and lifting through its ergonomic design and portability. Material can be easily loaded onto a cart from a table, lowered to a safe transporting height, and raised to unload at destination. The foot pump includes a soft-lowering down valve. The unit moves easily on four poly on steel casters; two swivel with brakes and two rigid. Features a two-speed foot pump. Features an internal safety velocity fuse in each cylinder.