A scissor lift comprising: a lift cylinder including a housing and a cylinder rod, wherein the cylinder rod is displaceable relative to the housing by hydraulic fluid; a scissor arm assembly displaceable between a raised position and a lowered position by the lift cylinder; a platform supported by the scissor arm assembly; and a cylinder prop assembly acting between the scissor arm assembly and the lift cylinder and including: a retaining plate secured to a distal end of the cylinder rod and pivotable relative to the cylinder rod, and an actuation lever coupled with the retaining plate, characterised in that: the cylinder prop assembly further includes a cylinder prop coupled with the retaining plate, wherein the cylinder prop is connected with the actuation lever via the retaining plate such that the cylinder prop is displaceable via operator engagement of the actuation lever between a disengaged position in which the cylinder rod is unlocked for displacement relative to the housing and an engaged position in which the cylinder rod is locked from displacement relative to the housing, wherein the actuation lever is pivotable relative to the retaining plate to pivot the retaining plate relative to the cylinder rod. a lift cylinder including a housing and a cylinder rod, wherein the cylinder rod is displaceable relative to the housing by hydraulic fluid; a scissor arm assembly displaceable between a raised position and a lowered position by the lift cylinder; a platform supported by the scissor arm assembly; and a cylinder prop assembly acting between the scissor arm assembly and the lift cylinder and including: a retaining plate secured to a distal end of the cylinder rod and pivotable relative to the cylinder rod, and an actuation lever coupled with the retaining plate, characterised in that: the cylinder prop assembly further includes a cylinder prop coupled with the retaining plate, wherein the cylinder prop is connected with the actuation lever via the retaining plate such that the cylinder prop is displaceable via operator engagement of the actuation lever between a disengaged position in which the cylinder rod is unlocked for displacement relative to the housing and an engaged position in which the cylinder rod is locked from displacement relative to the housing, wherein the actuation lever is pivotable relative to the retaining plate to pivot the retaining plate relative to the cylinder rod. a retaining plate secured to a distal end of the cylinder rod and pivotable relative to the cylinder rod, and an actuation lever coupled with the retaining plate, the cylinder prop assembly further includes a cylinder prop coupled with the retaining plate, wherein the cylinder prop is connected with the actuation lever via the retaining plate such that the cylinder prop is displaceable via operator engagement of the actuation lever between a disengaged position in which the cylinder rod is unlocked for displacement relative to the housing and an engaged position in which the cylinder rod is locked from displacement relative to the housing, wherein the actuation lever is pivotable relative to the retaining plate to pivot the retaining plate relative to the cylinder rod.