Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery produced specifically to work in rough environment. This however, does not mean they can be driven without regard on rough environment. These kinds of machines have a much greater risk of load loss or tipping over 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. Using the engine brake will help to control the telehandler's speed. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you need to make the turn, utilize extreme care and take it as wide as possible.
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 there is no cargo on the forks, the counterweighted rear of the machinery is fairly heavy; therefore, it could be required to drive in reverse up slopes. When the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you could back the machinery down the slopes.
Operator training is hugely important on a mixed jobsite. Rear pivot machinery would usually operate on the same jobsite of coordinated steering machines, where everyone is permitted to use all of the machinery. In this case, an individual who is used to using a coordinated steer machinery can jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A very key distinction between how these two units operate depends on what part of the machinery extends outside of the turning radius.