The telehandler is an outdoor lifting machine that is incredibly versatile because you can fit it with different attachments. The telehandler is also called a boom lift or telescopic handler. Telehandlers can have a lifting capacity of up to 12,000 lbs. and lift loads up to 50 feet in the air using its extendable boom. The extendable boom makes these machines more capable than a traditional Toyota forklift in most outdoor applications.
Telehandlers are used at many different job sites due to their versatility. The extendable boom and forklift attachments let the telehandler handle a multitude of jobs. These machines are commonly seen on construction job sites when lifting materials at higher elevations or picking heavy loads off trucks. They are also seen in the agricultural industry lifting bales of hay or level dirt/gravel.
The ability to swap telehandler attachments is what makes this machine so versatile. The most popular attachments used on telehandlers are pallet forks, lumber forks, side-shift carriages, and material buckets. Check out the list of telehandler attachments and their purpose below.