The Carriage
The carriage is similar to a typical lift truck as the lifting attachment can be tilted backwards and forwards from its horizontal. The tilt that is possible on this machine exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There is a large range of available lifting attachments, and this positioning ability makes them as effective as possible.
Nearly all telehandlers can tilt forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Moreover, a lot of models provide rotating carriages too. 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
Telehandlers have a load capacity fairly similar to that of the vertical mast model. The model's overall capacity would be dependent on things such as: boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on rubber tires or on outriggers, and the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable. Additionally, which lifting attachment plays a very main part, as does the wind, the grade the equipment is operating on etc. All of these specifics could be changing regularly and this gives the operator much more information to consider.
Telehandlers will usually have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they can use to determine a certain lift's load capacity. Depending on the unit in particular and the boom's configuration, the load capacity could vary by thousands of pounds all together.