Telehandlers are heavy duty work machines produced particularly to operate in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they can be driven without regard on rough terrain. These types of machinery have a a lot bigger risk of tipping over or load loss when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do have to travel on a slope, make sure that you proceed slowly and carefully while keeping the load low. Before getting on the slope, downshift to 4WD and a lower gear. Utilizing the engine brake will actually help to control the telehandler's speed. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you need to make the turn, take it as wide as possible and use extreme care.
Always try not to drive across very steep slopes. Utilize the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline, when ascending and descending slopes. Even when there is no cargo on the forks, the counterweighted rear of the equipment is quite heavy; thus, it can be required to drive backwards up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a cargo, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you can back the machine down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very essential. The coordinated steering machinery, along with the rear-pivot machines usually operate on the same jobsite where everybody is permitted to operate all of the machines. In this instance, a person who is used to using a coordinated steer machine could jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A really significant difference between how these two units work depends on what part of the equipment extends outside of the turning radius.