Telescopic handlers are a bit like forklifts. It possesses a single telescopic boom that extends upwards and forwards from the truck, and a counterweight situated within the back. It functions a lot more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with various kinds of attachments. The most common attachment is pallet forks, but the operator can also attach a lift table, bucket or muck grab. Also called a telehandler, this kind of machinery is usually used in agriculture and industry.
When it is difficult for a conventional forklift to access areas, a telehandler is frequently used to transport loads. Telehandlers are commonly utilized to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more handy compared to a crane for carrying loads onto other high locations and rooftops.
There is just one major limitation in using telehandlers. Even with counterweights at the back, the weight-bearing boom could cause the machine to destabilize as it extends. Therefore, the lifting capacity lessens as the distance between the center of the load and the front of the wheels increases.
Telehandlers were developed in England by the Matbro company. Their design was based on articulated cross country forklifts used in forestry. First models consisted of a centrally mounted boom on the front and a driver's cab on the rear section, but these days the design which is most popular has a rigid chassis together with a rear mounted boom and side cab.