The Carriage
The carriage is like a typical forklift as the lifting attachment could be tilted forwards and backwards from its horizontal. The tilt that is possible on this machinery exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There is a large variety of available lifting attachments, and this ability to position 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! Additionally, lots of models provide rotating carriages also. This allows the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being capable of being tilted backwards and forwards, as well as side to side.
Load Capacity
Knowing the load capacity of a telehandler is a much different exercise than it is on a vertical mast model. The capacity of the model is totally dependent on such things like: 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. Also, which lifting attachment plays an main role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on et cetera. All of these specifics can be changing regularly and this gives the operator a lot more information to think about.
Normally, telehandlers have some load charts available in order for the operator to reference so they could know the load capacity of a certain lift. Depending on the configuration of the boom and the unit in particular, the load capacity could vary by thousands of pounds all together.