The Carriage
The carriage is like a traditional lift truck because the lifting attachment could be tilted backwards and forwards from its horizontal. The tilt that is possible on this equipment exceeds more than that of the vertical masts. There is a huge variety of available lifting attachments, and this ability to position 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! Additionally, a lot of units provide rotating carriages also. This enables the operator to radially adjust the lifting attachment. 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 fairly similar to that of the vertical mast model. The unit's overall capacity will be dependent on things like: boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires, and the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable. Also, which lifting attachment plays a very main role, as does the wind, the grade the machine is operating on and so forth. All of these specifics can be changing on a regular basis and this gives the operator a lot more information to consider.
Telehandlers would often have several 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 model in particular and the configuration of the boom, the load capacity could vary by thousands of pounds all together.