A telescopic handler is similar to a forklift. It has one telescopic boom that extends 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 various types 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 kind of machinery is normally used in agriculture and industry.
When it is difficult for a conventional forklift to access places, a telehandler is commonly used to transport loads. Telehandlers are frequently utilized to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more handy than a crane for carrying loads onto other high locations and rooftops.
There is just one major limitation in utilizing telehandlers. Despite rear counterweights, the weight-bearing boom can cause the machine to destabilize when it extends. Thus, 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 in England. Their design was based mostly on articulated cross country forklifts used in forestry. First models consisted of a driver's cab on the rear section and a centrally mounted boom on the front, but nowadays the design that is most popular has a rigid chassis with a side cab and rear mounted boom.