The Carriage
Like typical forklifts, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to forwards and backwards. The actual possible amount of tilt completely exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There are various types of lifting attachments available, and this positioning ability makes them as efficient as possible.
The majority of telehandlers are capable of tilting forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! In addition, lots of models offer rotating carriages too. 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
Telehandlers have a load capacity fairly similar to that of the vertical mast model. The unit's overall capacity will be dependent on things such as: 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. In addition, which lifting attachment plays an main role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on etc. All of these specifics could be changing constantly and this gives the operator much more information to consider.
Telehandlers will usually have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they could use to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending upon the model in particular and the configuration of the boom, the load capacity could differ by thousands of pounds all together.