The Carriage
The carriage is similar to a typical lift truck as the lifting attachment could be tilted forwards and backwards from its horizontal. The tilt which is possible on this machine exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There is a huge range of lifting attachments offered, and this positioning ability makes them as effective as possible.
The majority of telehandlers can tilt forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Moreover, many units offer rotating carriages as well. This enables the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being capable of being tilted forwards and backwards, as well as side to side.
Load Capacity
Telehandlers have a load capacity quite similar to that of the vertical mast unit. The model's overall capacity will be dependent on things such as: 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 main role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on and so on. All of these specifics could be changing constantly and this gives the operator much more information to consider.
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 differ by thousands of pounds all together.