Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery made specially to work in rough environment. This however, does not mean they could be driven without regard on rough terrain. These types of machinery have a a lot greater risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
When traveling on a slope, make certain that you move slowly with the machinery while also keeping the load low. Downshift to 4WD and a lower gear, prior to getting on the slope. Utilizing the engine brake will actually help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you need to make the turn, take it as wide as possible and use extreme caution.
Always try not to drive across excessively steep slopes. Utilize the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline, when ascending and descending slopes. Even when the forks have no load, the machine's counterweighted rear is quite heavy; thus, it can be necessary to drive backwards up slopes. When the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you could back the machine down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very vital. The coordinated steering machinery, along with the rear-pivot equipment normally operate on the same jobsite where everybody is permitted to operate all of the machinery. In this instance, a person who is used to operating a coordinated steer machine could jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A really significant difference between how these two units operate depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.