Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery produced specially to work in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they could be driven without regard on rough terrain. These equipments have a much bigger risk of tipping over or load loss when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do need to travel on a slope, make sure that you proceed carefully and slowly while keeping the load low. Prior to getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Utilizing the engine brake will really 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 use extreme caution.
Under any conditions, do not drive across excessively steep slopes. Ascend and descend slopes with the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline. Even when the forks have no cargo, the machine's counterweighted rear is fairly heavy; thus, it can be required 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 equipment down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is really important. The coordinated steering machines, along with the rear-pivot machinery normally operate on the same jobsite where everyone is permitted to use all of the machines. In this instance, an individual who is used to operating a coordinated steer machinery can jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A really key difference between how these two units work depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.