The Carriage
Similar to standard lift trucks, the lifting attachment is able t be tilted from its horizontal position to forwards and backwards. The actual amount of tilt possible totally exceeds that of vertical mast forklifts. There are different types of available lifting attachments, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
The majority of telehandlers have the capability of tilting to a position that is actually parallel to the ground. Several units have rotating carriages also. This enables the operator to radially adjust the lifting attachment. 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 a lot 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. What's more, which lifting attachment plays an important role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on and so on. 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 determine a certain lift's load capacity. Depending on the configuration of the boom and the model in particular, the load capacity could differ by thousands of pounds all together.