The Carriage
Like standard lift trucks, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual possible amount of tilt completely exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There are various kinds of available lifting attachments, and this ability to position makes them as effective as possible.
Most telehandlers can tilt forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Additionally, numerous units offer 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
Figuring out the load capacity of a telehandler is a much different exercise than it is on a vertical mast model. The capacity of the unit is totally dependent on such things like: the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable and boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires. Also, which lifting attachment plays a really important role, as does the wind, the grade the machinery is operating on et cetera. All of these specifics could be changing on a constant basis and this gives the operator a lot more information to take into account.
Telehandlers would often have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they can utilize to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending upon the boom's configuration and the model in particular, the load capacity may vary by thousands of pounds all together.