Telescopic handlers are a bit similar to forklifts. It possesses a single telescopic boom which extends both forwards and upwards from the truck, and a counterweight located in the rear. It functions much more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with a variety of attachments. The most popular attachment is pallet forks, but the operator could also attach a muck grab, lift table or bucket. Also known as a telehandler, this type of equipment is normally utilized in agriculture and industry.
When it is hard for a conventional forklift to access areas, a telehandler is usually used to transport loads. Telehandlers are frequently utilized to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more handy than a crane for lifting loads onto rooftops and other high areas.
There is just one major limitation in using telehandlers. Despite rear counterweights, the weight-bearing boom can cause the equipment to destabilize while it extends. Thus, the lifting capacity decreases when the distance between the front of the wheels and the centre of the load increases.
Telehandlers were developed in England by the Matbro company. Their design was based mainly on articulated cross country forklifts used in forestry. First versions consisted of a driver's cab on the rear section and a centrally mounted boom on the front, but nowadays the most popular design has a rigid chassis with a side cab and rear mounted boom.