Abstract: The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle provided with a driver's cab (1) and including a device for transporting a tool (2), which device comprises a telescopic boom (3) mounted to pivot in a plane parallel to the longitudinal plane of the vehicle (B-B) by means of a lifting jack (4) under the control of a power plant (5) arranged in a side casing (6), which plane is vertical when the vehicle is resting on horizontal ground (7) via wheels (8, 9, 10, 11), of which at least two front wheels or two rear wheels are driven by said power plant, the power plant comprising an engine (5A), a hydrostatic pump (5B), and a hydraulic pump (5C). According to the invention, said pumps (5B, 5C) and at least 40% of the footprint area of said engine (5A) as projected onto a plane that is horizontal when the vehicle is resting on horizontal ground are located under said boom (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a load-handling vehicle provided with a driver's cab (1) and including a device for transporting a tool (2), which device comprises a telescopic boom (3) mounted to pivot in a plane parallel to the longitudinal plane of the vehicle (B-B) by means of a lifting jack (4) under the control of a power plant (5) arranged in a side casing (6), which plane is vertical when the vehicle is resting on horizontal ground (7) via wheels (8, 9, 10, 11), of which at least two front wheels or two rear wheels are driven by said power plant, the power plant comprising an engine (5A), a hydrostatic pump (5B), and a hydraulic pump (5C). According to the invention, said pumps (5B, 5C) and at least 40% of the footprint area of said engine (5A) as projected onto a plane that is horizontal when the vehicle is resting on horizontal ground are located under said boom (3).