Telehandlers are heavy duty work equipments produced specifically to work in rough environment. This however, does not mean they could be driven without regard on rough terrain. These machinery have a much greater risk of tipping over or load loss when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do need to travel on a slope, ensure that you proceed carefully and slowly while keeping the load low. Prior to getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Utilizing the engine brake will help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, utilize extreme caution and take it as wide as possible.
Under any circumstances, do not drive across excessively steep slopes. Ascend and descend slopes with the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline. Even when there is no cargo on the forks, the equipment's counterweighted rear is quite heavy; hence, it could be required to drive backwards up slopes. When the telehandler is carrying a cargo, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you can back the machine down the slopes.
Operator training is extremely important on a mixed jobsite. Rear pivot machinery will usually operate on the same jobsite of coordinated steering machinery, where everybody is allowed to utilize all of the machines. In this instance, a person who is used to utilizing a coordinated steer machinery could jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A really key difference between how these two units operate depends on which part of the equipment extends outside of the turning radius.