Telehandlers are heavy duty work equipments produced particularly to work in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they could be driven without regard on rough environment. These kinds of machinery have a a lot greater risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do have to travel on a slope, ensure that you proceed slowly and carefully while keeping the load low. Before getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Using the engine brake would really help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you have to make the turn, use extreme caution and take it as wide as possible.
Under any conditions, avoid driving across very steep slopes. Ascend and descend slopes with the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline. Even when the forks have no load, the machine's counterweighted rear is fairly heavy; therefore, it could be required to drive in reverse up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you can back the machinery down the slopes.
Operator training is extremely vital on a mixed jobsite. Rear pivot equipment will usually operate on the same jobsite of coordinated steering machines, where everybody is permitted to operate all of the machinery. In this instance, a person who is used to operating a coordinated steer equipment can jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A really significant distinction between how these two units operate depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.