A telescopic handler is like a forklift. It possesses one telescopic boom which extends upwards and forwards from the truck, and a counterweight in the rear. It functions a lot more like a crane than a forklift. The boom could be outfitted with different kinds 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 kind of machinery is usually utilized in agriculture and industry.
A telehandler is commonly employed to move loads to and from areas that will be difficult for a conventional forklift to access. Telehandlers are frequently utilized to unload pallets from within a trailer. They are also more practical than a crane for carrying loads onto other high areas and rooftops.
There is only one major limitation in using telehandlers. Despite counterweights at the back, the weight-bearing boom can cause the machine to destabilize when it extends. Thus, the lifting capacity decreases when the distance between the front of the wheels and the centre of the load 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 today the design which is most popular has a rigid chassis along with a side cab and rear mounted boom.