Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery made specially to work in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they could be driven without regard on rough environment. These types of equipments have a a lot bigger risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
When traveling on a slope, make sure 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 would help to control the telehandler's speed. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you have to make the turn, use extreme caution and take it as wide as possible.
Always try to avoid driving across extremely steep slopes. Utilize the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline, when descending and ascending slopes. Even when there is no load on the forks, the machine's counterweighted rear is quite heavy; hence, it can be necessary to drive in reverse up slopes. When the telehandler is carrying a cargo, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you can back the machine down the slopes.
Operator training is extremely vital on a mixed jobsite. Rear pivot machinery will usually operate on the same jobsite of coordinated steering equipment, where everybody is permitted to operate all of the machines. In this case, an individual who is used to utilizing a coordinated steer machinery can jump onto a rear-pivot machine. A really key difference between how these two units work depends on which part of the equipment extends outside of the turning radius.