There are 5 important steps to ensuring safety is a main concern. The first step is completing a Walk-Around Inspection to be able to assure that the unit is visually safe. Then assess if the work place is safe to operate in with a Worksite Assessment. The Function Test is the third step in order to determine whether or not the unit is working in a safe way. The 4th thing to think about is Proper Operation, in order to determine whether or not the model is working safely. Last of all, Proper Shutdown should be checked in order to make certain the model is in a safe place and is capable of shutting down properly.
There is a machine that lifts heavy weights to impressive heights upon a triangular footprint at the center of the 5 steps and this regulation. The key objective is to maintain the telehandler upright, but of course there are risks.
The rear-axle pivot point, and the two front wheels make up the triangular base of the telehandler. Typically the rear axle oscillates and thus, the back wheels are not a part of the base. The telehandler remains upright so long as the machine's center of gravity, which is defined as the point in 3 dimensions around which the equipment's weight is balanced, stays oriented inside the stability triangle.
When a load is placed on the forks while the boom is down, the center of gravity down and forward. The load if lifted would move the center of gravity to the rear upwards. At the same time, when this occurs, the stability triangle shrinks. Thus, the higher you raise a load, the less of a margin for error you have as the stability triangle lessens.
When the stability triangle is small, it leaves less room for the center of gravity to move left or right. It is this wandering action that can change the stability triangle and leave less room for the frame to remain balanced if it is not completely level. For instance, imagine the center of gravity resembling a plumb bob hanging from the boom. You could always find the center of gravity somewhere on a totally vertical line between a point on the boom and the center of the ground. If the frame is not level, the center of gravity would not be oriented over the machine's centerline. The stability triangle is continuously aligned with the telehandler's centerline.