The Carriage
The carriage is similar to a traditional forklift since the lifting attachment could be tilted backwards and forwards from its horizontal. The tilt which is possible on this machine exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There are different kinds of lifting attachments available, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
Nearly all telehandlers are capable of tilting forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Furthermore, numerous units provide rotating carriages as well. This enables the operator to radially adjust the lifting attachment. This translates to the load being able of being tilted forwards and backwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Knowing the load capacity of a telehandler is a a lot different exercise than it is on a vertical mast unit. The capacity of the unit is entirely dependent on such things like: the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable and boom angle and extension, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires. Additionally, which lifting attachment plays a really important part, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on etc. All of these specifics can be changing regularly and this gives the operator much more information to think about.
Most of the time, telehandlers have several load charts available in order for the operator to reference so they can determine the load capacity of a certain lift. Depending upon the configuration of the boom and the model in particular, the load capacity can vary by thousands of pounds all together.