Caterpillar Telehandler Forklifts San Jose

A telescopic handler is like a forklift. It has a single telescopic boom which extends both upwards and forwards from the truck, and a counterweight located in the rear. It functions more like a crane than a forklift. The boom can be outfitted with different types of attachments. The most common attachment is pallet forks, but the operator can also attach a lift table, bucket or muck grab. Also referred to as a telehandler, this type of machine is commonly utilized in industry and agriculture.



A telehandler is commonly utilized to move loads to and from places that will be difficult for a conventional forklift to access. Telehandlers are commonly utilized to unload pallets from inside a trailer. They are also more practical compared to a crane for lifting loads onto rooftops and other high areas.



The telehandler has one major limitation. Despite counterweights at the rear, the weight-bearing boom can cause the vehicle to destabilize when it extends. Hence, the lifting capacity decreases as 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. Early versions consisted of a driver's cab on the rear section and a centrally mounted boom on the front, but nowadays the design which is most common has a strong chassis with a side cab and rear mounted boom.

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