The Carriage
Similar to standard forklifts, the lifting attachment can 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 large range of available lifting attachments, and this ability to position makes them as effective as possible.
Nearly all telehandlers are capable of tilting forward to a point where the carriage is actually parallel with the ground believe it or not! Moreover, lots of units provide rotating carriages also. This allows 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
Telehandlers have a load capacity quite similar to that of the vertical mast unit. The unit's overall capacity would 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 outriggers or on rubber tires. Also, which lifting attachment plays an important role, as does the wind, the grade the equipment is operating on and so forth. All of these specifics can be changing regularly and this gives the operator much more information to take into consideration.
Usually, telehandlers have some load charts available in order for the operator to reference so they can know the load capacity of a particular lift. Depending on the unit in particular and the configuration of the boom, the load capacity may vary by thousands of pounds all together.