Telehandlers are machinery which are designed to work in rough environment, however, that doesn't mean that they could be driven without any consideration for the terrain. These machines have a much bigger risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do need to travel on a slope, ensure 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 help to control the telehandler's speed. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, take it as wide as possible and utilize extreme care.
Always try not to drive across extremely steep slopes. Use the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline, when ascending and descending slopes. Even when the forks have no cargo, the counterweighted rear of the equipment is fairly heavy; therefore, it could be required to drive backwards up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you would be able to back the machine down the slopes.
Operator training is hugely important on a mixed jobsite. Rear pivot machines will normally operate on the same jobsite of coordinated steering machinery, where everybody is allowed to operate all of the machines. In this instance, a person who is used to using a coordinated steer equipment could jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A really key distinction between how these two units operate depends on what part of the equipment extends outside of the turning radius.