Telehandlers are heavy duty work machinery made specifically to operate in rough environment. This however, does not mean they could be driven without consideration on rough environment. These machinery have a a lot 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. Utilizing the engine brake would really help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you need to make the turn, use extreme caution and take it as wide as possible.
Under any circumstances, do not drive across very steep slopes. Descend and ascend slopes with the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline. Even when the forks have no cargo, the counterweighted rear of the machinery is fairly heavy; therefore, it could be necessary to drive in reverse 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 really essential. The coordinated steering machines, along with the rear-pivot machines usually work on the same jobsite where everybody is allowed to use all of the equipment. In this case, an individual who is used to operating a coordinated steer machinery can jump onto a rear-pivot equipment. A really key difference between how these two units operate depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.