Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery made particularly to work in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they can be driven without regard on rough environment. These equipments have a a lot greater risk of tipping over or load loss when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do need to travel on a slope, make certain that you proceed carefully and slowly while keeping the load low. Before getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Utilizing the engine brake would actually help to control the telehandler's speed. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, take it as wide as possible and utilize extreme caution.
Always try to avoid driving across extremely steep slopes. Use the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline, when descending and ascending slopes. Even when the forks have no cargo, the counterweighted rear of the machine is quite heavy; hence, it could be necessary to drive in reverse up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a cargo, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you can back the equipment down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very vital. The coordinated steering machines, along with the rear-pivot machines normally work on the same jobsite where everyone is allowed to use all of the machines. In this instance, an individual who is used to operating a coordinated steer machine could jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A very key distinction between how these two units work depends on which part of the equipment extends outside of the turning radius.