A telescopic handler is similar to a forklift. It possesses a single telescopic boom which extends forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight located in the back. It functions more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with various kinds of attachments. The most popular attachment is pallet forks, but the operator could also attach a muck grab, lift table or bucket. Also called a telehandler, this particular type of machinery is normally utilized in agriculture and industry.
A telehandler is most frequently utilized to transport loads to and from places that would be hard for a standard forklift to access. Telehandlers are commonly used to unload pallets from within a trailer. They are also more handy than a crane for lifting loads onto rooftops and other high locations.
The telehandler has one major limitation. Even with counterweights at the rear, the weight-bearing boom can cause the equipment to destabilize when it extends. Thus, the lifting capacity lessens when the distance between the front of the wheels and the centre of the load increases.
The Matbro company developed telehandlers within England. Their design was based mostly on articulated cross country forklifts utilized in forestry. Initial versions consisted of a driver's cab on the back section and a centrally mounted boom on the front, but nowadays the design that is most common has a rigid chassis along with a side cab and rear mounted boom.