The Carriage
Similar to typical forklifts, the lifting attachment can be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual amount of tilt possible totally exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There are different types of lifting attachments offered, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
The majority of telehandlers have the capability of tilting to a position which is actually parallel to the ground. Several units have rotating carriages too. This allows the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being able of being tilted backwards and forwards, as well as side to side.
Load Capacity
Telehandlers have a load capacity quite similar to that of the vertical mast model. The model's overall capacity would be dependent on things like: boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on rubber tires or on outriggers, and the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable. In addition, which lifting attachment plays a really important role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on et cetera. All of these specifics can be changing on a constant basis and this gives the operator a lot more information to consider.
Telehandlers will usually have several different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they can utilize to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending upon the configuration of the boom and the unit in particular, the load capacity may differ by thousands of pounds all together.