The Carriage
Similar to standard lift trucks, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual possible amount of tilt totally exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There is a huge variety of lifting attachments offered, and this ability to position makes them as efficient as possible.
Most telehandlers have the capability of tilting to a position which is actually parallel to the ground. Some units have rotating carriages also. This enables the operator to adjust the lifting attachment radially. This translates to the load being able of being tilted backwards and forwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Knowing the load capacity of a telehandler is a much different exercise than it is on a vertical mast model. The capacity of the model is completely dependent on such things 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 important role, as does the wind, the grade the machinery is operating on and so forth. All of these specifics can be changing constantly and this gives the operator a lot more information to consider.
Normally, telehandlers have some load charts available in order for the operator to reference so they could know the load capacity of a particular lift. Depending on the boom's configuration and the unit in particular, the load capacity can differ by thousands of pounds all together.