Telescopic handlers are a bit like forklifts. It possesses a single telescopic boom that extends both forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight in the rear. It functions more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with a variety of attachments. The most common attachment is pallet forks, but the operator can also attach a bucket, muck grab or lift table. Also known as a telehandler, this particular type of equipment is normally utilized in industry and agriculture.
A telehandler is commonly utilized to transport loads to and from places which would be hard for a standard forklift to access. Telehandlers are usually utilized to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more handy than a crane for lifting loads onto other high places and rooftops.
There is only one major limitation in utilizing telehandlers. Despite counterweights at the back, the weight-bearing boom can cause the vehicle to destabilize when it extends. Therefore, the lifting capacity decreases when the distance between the center of the load and the front of the wheels increases.
The Matbro company developed telehandlers within England. Their design was based largely on articulated cross country forklifts used in forestry. Early models consisted of a centrally mounted boom on the front and a driver's cab on the back section, but nowadays the most common design has a rigid chassis with a side cab and rear mounted boom.