Telehandlers are machinery that are meant to work in rough terrain, however, that doesn't mean that they can be driven without any regard for the environment. These types of equipments have a much greater risk of tipping over or load loss when they are traveling on slopes.
If you do have 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. Utilizing the engine brake would help to control the speed of the telehandlers. 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.
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 there is no cargo on the forks, the machine's counterweighted rear is fairly heavy; thus, it could be necessary to drive backwards up slopes. Once the telehandler is carrying a load, the front of the unit becomes the heavy end, and you could back the machine down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very vital. The coordinated steering equipment, along with the rear-pivot equipment normally operate on the same jobsite where everybody is permitted to utilize all of the machinery. In this instance, an individual who is used to operating a coordinated steer machinery can jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A very significant distinction between how these two units operate has a lot to do with which part of the machinery extends outside of the turning radius.