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1. How each one lifts
Telehandler
A rough-terrain forklift with a telescoping boom moves loads forward and upward. Approved forks and lifting attachments have their own limits; some models also use stabilizers. Size, power, and capacity vary widely. A telehandler often suits palletized material moving around an open site and being placed on a deck or roof edge, subject to its load chart.
Carry deck crane
A compact industrial crane on rubber tires combines a rotating telescopic boom and a flat deck. Rated configurations may allow travel with a suspended load as well as stationary work on tires or outriggers. Check transport dimensions and power options for the exact model. This class suits plant floors and repeated picks.
Mini crane
A tracked mini crane can travel through restricted access, then deploy outriggers for lifting. Battery, engine, and dual-power configurations are available. Its setup area is much larger than its transport width; confirm both dimensions, the slew envelope, and the load chart for the exact machine.
2. Side by side
| Mini crane | Carry deck | Telehandler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted doorway access | Check exact transport dimensions | Check exact transport dimensions | Check exact transport dimensions |
| Works indoors, zero exhaust | Battery or dual power | Confirm power option and air rules | Confirm power option and air rules |
| Travels with the load | Only where expressly rated | Only where expressly rated | Only where expressly rated |
| Reach over an obstacle | Rotating boom, subject to chart | Rotating boom, subject to chart | Forward only |
| Height from a small footprint | Configuration dependent | Configuration dependent | Configuration dependent |
| Setup time | Minutes to deploy outriggers | None on rubber | None |
| Rough ground | Tracks; needs level pads | Firm, level surface | Best of the three |
| Precision placement | Remote, slow and exact | Good | Fair |
| Operator license | Confirm applicable certification, training, and site requirements | Confirm applicable certification, training, and site requirements | Confirm training and authorization for the machine and task |
3. When each one is right
Choose a telehandler when
- The site and ground conditions are suitable for the selected machine and its manufacturer requirements
- The load is palletized and moving to a deck, a scaffold, or a roof edge
- Nothing has to go through a door or land behind an obstruction
- Your crew has the training and authorization required for the machine, attachment, and task
Choose a carry deck when
- The plant access, floor, and turning space fit the selected machine
- The load travels across the floor before it goes up
- The picks repeat: motors, dies, gearboxes, pumps
- You want to lift on rubber without setting outriggers for every pick
Choose a mini crane when
- Access is a standard door, a corridor, or an elevator
- The lift needs height or reach over a wall, a rack, or a mezzanine
- Zero exhaust is required, or the floor cannot take a heavier machine
- The load must land precisely: glass, switchgear, stone, machinery
- The setup area is irregular and the outriggers have to work around it
4. What it costs to be wrong
Picking the telehandler because it is on site already, then discovering the load has to go through a personnel door, costs a day and a second rental. Picking the mini crane for a plant with forty identical motor swaps costs outrigger setup time on every one. The five minutes it takes to answer the questions above, or to run the machines through the comparison tool, is the cheapest part of the lift.