The Carriage
The carriage is similar to a conventional forklift because the lifting attachment could be tilted backwards and forwards from its horizontal. The tilt that is possible on this machine exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There is a large range of lifting attachments available, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
Most telehandlers can tilt forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Furthermore, numerous units offer rotating carriages too. This allows the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. 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 model is completely dependent on such things like: boom angle and extension, whether the unit is lifting on rubber tires or on outriggers, and the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable. Moreover, which lifting attachment plays a really important role, as does the wind, the grade the machinery is operating on etc. All of these specifics could be changing on a regular basis and this gives the operator a lot more information to take into account.
Telehandlers will often have several different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they could use to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending on the configuration of the boom and the unit in particular, the load capacity could vary by thousands of pounds all together.