The Carriage
Similar to typical forklifts, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to forwards and backwards. The actual amount of tilt possible completely exceeds that of vertical mast forklifts. There is a huge range of lifting attachments available, and this ability to position makes them as efficient as possible.
The majority of telehandlers have the capability of tilting to a position that is actually parallel to the ground. Some units have rotating carriages also. This enables the operator to radially adjust the lifting attachment. This translates to the load being able of being tilted backwards and forwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Figuring out a telehandler's load capacity is a a lot different exercise than it is on a vertical mast unit. The capacity of the model is entirely dependent on such things like: the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable and boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires. What's more, which lifting attachment plays an important role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on and so on. All of these specifics could be changing on a regular basis and this gives the operator much more information to think about.
Normally, telehandlers have some load charts available in order for the operator to reference so they can determine the load capacity of a particular lift. Depending on the unit in particular and the boom's configuration, the load capacity can differ by thousands of pounds all together.