A telescopic handler is similar to a forklift. It possesses one telescopic boom that extends upwards and forwards from the truck, and a counterweight located in the rear. It works more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with a variety of attachments. The most common attachment is pallet forks, but the operator could also attach a lift table, bucket or muck grab. Also known as a telehandler, this particular kind of machinery is usually used in industry and agriculture.
When it is hard for a standard forklift to access places, a telehandler is frequently utilized to transport loads. Telehandlers are commonly used to unload pallets from within a trailer. They are also more practical than a crane for lifting loads onto other high places and rooftops.
There is just one major limitation in using telehandlers. Even with counterweights at the rear, the weight-bearing boom can cause the equipment to destabilize when it extends. Thus, the lifting capacity decreases as the distance between the front of the wheels and the centre of the load increases.
The Matbro company developed telehandlers within England. Their design was based mostly on articulated cross country forklifts utilized in forestry. First versions consisted of a centrally mounted boom on the front and a driver's cab on the back section, but nowadays the design which is most popular has a rigid chassis with a rear mounted boom and side cab.