The Carriage
Like conventional lift trucks, the lifting attachment can be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual possible amount of tilt totally exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There is a large range of available lifting attachments, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
Most telehandlers have the capability of tilting to a position which is actually parallel to the ground. Some models have rotating carriages also. This allows the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being able of being tilted backwards and forwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Figuring out a telehandler's load capacity 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 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. In addition, which lifting attachment plays a very main role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on etc. All of these specifics could be changing regularly and this gives the operator much more information to think about.
Telehandlers will often have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they could utilize to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending upon the configuration of the boom and the model in particular, the load capacity can vary by thousands of pounds all together.