The Carriage
Like typical forklifts, the lifting attachment can be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual amount of tilt possible totally exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There is a huge variety 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 too. This enables the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being capable of being tilted forwards and backwards, as well as side to side.
Load Capacity
Telehandlers have a load capacity quite similar to that of the vertical mast unit. The unit's overall capacity will be dependent on things such as: the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable and boom angle and extension, whether the unit is lifting on rubber tires or on outriggers. As well, which lifting attachment plays an main role, as does the wind, the grade the equipment is operating on and so on. All of these specifics could be changing on a regular basis and this gives the operator much more information to think about.
Telehandlers would often have several 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 boom's configuration and the model in particular, the load capacity may differ by thousands of pounds all together.