The Carriage
Similar to conventional lift trucks, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to forwards and backwards. The actual possible amount of tilt completely exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There is a huge variety of lifting attachments offered, and this ability to position makes them as effective as possible.
The majority of telehandlers are capable of tilting forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! In addition, numerous models provide rotating carriages also. This enables the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being capable of being tilted forwards and backwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Telehandlers have a load capacity quite similar to that of the vertical mast model. The model's overall capacity will be dependent on things such as: boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires, and the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable. Moreover, which lifting attachment plays an main part, as does the wind, the grade the machinery is operating on etc. All of these specifics could be changing regularly and this gives the operator much more information to consider.
Telehandlers will often have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they can utilize to know a particular lift's load capacity. Depending upon the configuration of the boom and the unit in particular, the load capacity could vary by thousands of pounds all together.