A telescopic handler is like a forklift. It possesses a single telescopic boom that extends both forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight located in the back. It works a lot more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be equipped with a variety of attachments. The most popular attachment is pallet forks, but the operator could also attach a bucket, muck grab or lift table. Also known as a telehandler, this particular type of machinery is normally utilized in industry and agriculture.
When it is hard for a standard forklift to access places, a telehandler is usually utilized to transport loads. Telehandlers are frequently used to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more practical than a crane for carrying loads onto other high locations and rooftops.
There is just one major limitation in using telehandlers. Despite rear counterweights, the weight-bearing boom could 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.
Telehandlers were developed in England by the Matbro company. Their design was based mostly on articulated cross country forklifts used in forestry. Initial models had a centrally mounted boom on the front and a driver's cab on the rear section, but today the most popular design has a rigid chassis together with a rear mounted boom and side cab.