Telescopic handlers are a bit similar to forklifts. It possesses one telescopic boom which extends both forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight within the rear. It works more like a crane than a forklift. The boom can 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 referred to as a telehandler, this particular kind of equipment is usually used in agriculture and industry.
A telehandler is most frequently employed to move loads to and from places which will be hard for a standard forklift to access. Telehandlers are commonly utilized to unload pallets from within a trailer. They are also more practical compared to a crane for lifting loads onto rooftops and other high places.
There is just one major limitation in using telehandlers. Even with counterweights at the rear, the weight-bearing boom can cause the machine to destabilize when it extends. Therefore, the lifting capacity lessens as the distance between the center of the load and the front of the wheels increases.
The Matbro company developed telehandlers in England. Their design was based largely on articulated cross country forklifts utilized in forestry. First versions consisted of a driver's cab on the rear section and a centrally mounted boom on the front, but these days the design which is most popular has a strong chassis with a side cab and rear mounted boom.