Telehandlers are machinery which are meant to work in rough terrain, although, that doesn't mean that they can be driven without any consideration for the environment. These kinds of equipments have a a lot bigger risk of load loss or tipping over 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 would help to control the telehandler's speed. Try not to turn on a slope if possible. If you must make the turn, take it as wide as possible and utilize extreme care.
Under any conditions, do not drive across extremely steep slopes. Ascend and descend slopes with the telehandler's heavy end pointing up the incline. Even when there is no cargo on the forks, the equipment's counterweighted rear is quite heavy; thus, it could be necessary to drive backwards up slopes. When 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.
On a mixed jobsite, operator training is very essential. The coordinated steering equipment, along with the rear-pivot machinery often work on the same jobsite where everybody is allowed to operate all of the equipment. In this case, an individual who is used to utilizing a coordinated steer machine can jump onto a rear-pivot machinery. A really key distinction between how these two units work depends on what part of the machine extends outside of the turning radius.