The Carriage
Like standard lift trucks, the lifting attachment could be tilted from its horizontal position to backwards and forwards. The actual amount of tilt possible completely exceeds that of vertical mast lift trucks. There is a large range of lifting attachments offered, and this positioning ability 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 too. This enables the operator to radially adjust the lifting attachment. This translates to the load being capable of being tilted forwards and backwards, and side to side.
Load Capacity
Knowing a telehandler's load capacity is a a lot different exercise than it is on a vertical mast model. The capacity of the unit is completely dependent on such things as: the amount of boom transaction deployed, if this is applicable and boom extension and angle, whether the unit is lifting on outriggers or on rubber tires. Also, which lifting attachment plays a very important role, as does the wind, the grade the machinery is operating on et cetera. All of these specifics can be changing regularly and this gives the operator a lot more information to consider.
Telehandlers would often have some different load charts available to them, giving them a good reference they could utilize to determine a particular lift's load capacity. Depending on the boom's configuration and the model in particular, the load capacity may differ by thousands of pounds all together.