What is "orthogonal"? Been to 3 county fairs and a goat roping contest and ain't read nothing like that before.

I would suggest you contact your local lift truck dealer. He will have a lot of other questions for you. Liek how high is this object, how high do you need to lift it, on what type of surfaces, etc. etc, If you have a drwaing or other details they would be helpful.
Too hard to provide a meaningful suggestion from your descripition.