Telehandlers are heavy duty work equipments produced specially to work in rough terrain. This however, does not mean they could be driven without consideration on rough environment. These types of machinery have a much greater risk of load loss or tipping over when they are traveling on slopes.
When traveling on a slope, make certain that you move slowly with the machine while also keeping the load low. Downshift to 4WD and a lower gear, before getting on the slope. Utilizing the engine brake would help to control the speed of the telehandlers. Try to avoid turning on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, utilize extreme caution and take it as wide as possible.
Always try not to drive across excessively steep slopes. Utilize the heavy end of the telehandler pointing up the incline, when descending and ascending slopes. Even when the forks have no load, the counterweighted rear of the machinery is quite heavy; thus, it could be required 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 equipment down the slopes.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is really essential. The coordinated steering equipment, along with the rear-pivot machinery usually work on the same jobsite where everybody is allowed to operate all of the machinery. In this case, a person who is used to operating a coordinated steer machine could jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A very significant difference between how these two units operate depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.