Where I've worked the last 2 places gave had a JCB Teletruk (think standard 2-tonne lift fork lift, but with a telescopic beam like a bigger Telehandler.
The 4x4 variant is seriously impressive and handy. It won't navigate a soft ploughed field of course but uneven ground & even pretty steep slopes are no bother. It even has a diff lock button for tricky spots.
With telescopic beam & side shift even stacking fiddly IBC'S 4-high inside a building is easier
Biggest problem is their cost!
BTW- unless manoeuvring with LOTS of space, and no need for precision stacking.... then I'd steer well clear of tractor & front-end forks. You need the turning circle of a super tanker, while the distance to the forks from the front wheels means a tiny movement of the wheels causes the load to swing significantly. As for use inside a building (unless aircraft hangar) - forget it. (There's a 2019 £80k Valtra with FEL where I work, & yes you can lift stuff with it, but it's a PITA).
Ordinary 2WD counterbalance fork trucks will cope with a bit of uneven concrete or hardstanding no problem. Only thing is of course the need to keep the load low as much as possible due to the pitching even a small lump causes a solid-wheel truck to do (ratchet strapping steel to forks is a good idea unless the ground is very good & level - it doesn't take much to get heavy steel skating off fast).
The 4x4 variant is seriously impressive and handy. It won't navigate a soft ploughed field of course but uneven ground & even pretty steep slopes are no bother. It even has a diff lock button for tricky spots.
With telescopic beam & side shift even stacking fiddly IBC'S 4-high inside a building is easier
Biggest problem is their cost!
BTW- unless manoeuvring with LOTS of space, and no need for precision stacking.... then I'd steer well clear of tractor & front-end forks. You need the turning circle of a super tanker, while the distance to the forks from the front wheels means a tiny movement of the wheels causes the load to swing significantly. As for use inside a building (unless aircraft hangar) - forget it. (There's a 2019 £80k Valtra with FEL where I work, & yes you can lift stuff with it, but it's a PITA).
Ordinary 2WD counterbalance fork trucks will cope with a bit of uneven concrete or hardstanding no problem. Only thing is of course the need to keep the load low as much as possible due to the pitching even a small lump causes a solid-wheel truck to do (ratchet strapping steel to forks is a good idea unless the ground is very good & level - it doesn't take much to get heavy steel skating off fast).