Telescopic handlers are a bit like forklifts. It possesses a single telescopic boom that extends both forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight within the back. It works much more like a crane than a forklift. The boom can be outfitted with different kinds of attachments. The most common attachment is pallet forks, but the operator can also attach a muck grab, lift table or bucket. Also called a telehandler, this particular kind of machine is normally utilized in agriculture and industry.
A telehandler is most frequently utilized to move loads to and from areas that would be hard for a conventional forklift to access. Telehandlers are usually used to unload pallets from within a trailer. They are also more handy than a crane for carrying loads onto rooftops and other high places.
There is only one major limitation in utilizing telehandlers. Even with counterweights at the back, the weight-bearing boom can cause the vehicle to destabilize when it extends. Hence, the lifting capacity decreases when the distance between the center of the load and the front of the wheels increases.
Telehandlers were developed within England by the Matbro company. Their design was based mostly on articulated cross country forklifts utilized in forestry. First models had a centrally mounted boom on the front and a driver's cab on the back section, but nowadays the design that is most popular has a rigid chassis with a rear mounted boom and side cab.