Skip handler for transporting skips, comprising - two pivotable extension arms limiting an intermediate space therebetween, extending about a normally horizontal pivot axis running in the transverse direction of the vehicle, said extension arms having telescopically extendable and retractable end elements to which carrying chains are fastened for a skip which is picked up in the intermediate space between the extension arms and is attached to said extension arms by means of the carrying chains, wherein, in a skip swapping mode of the skip handler, the extension arms are pivotable backwards and forwards about the pivot axis in order to set down a skip which is resting on the skip handler on the ground beyond the rear of the vehicle or to lift up a skip which has been set down on the ground beyond the rear of the vehicle onto the skip handler, - at least one tipping hook, pivotable between an inactive position and a capturing position about a hinged axis parallel to, preferably coaxial with the rear side pivot axis of the extension arms, which tipping hook, in a tipping mode of the skip handler, is or will be positioned in its capturing position - and is designed to engage a rear tipping bearing bolt of a skip, which is suspended on the end elements of the extension arms and is to be moved backwards into a tipping position by pivoting the extension arms, and thus to force the skip into the tipping position on continued pivoting of the extension arms, - at least one hydraulic pivoting cylinder as a pivot drive means for the extension arms, - hydraulic telescopic cylinders for telescopically extending and retracting the end elements of the extension arms, wherein the telescopic cylinders are connected to an associated hydraulic circuit for supplying them with hydraulic fluid, - drive means for pivoting the tipping hook about the hinged axis, - a control device for controlling the at least one hydraulic pivoting cylinder, the hydraulic telescopic cylinders and the drive means for pivoting the tipping hook, and - operator controls to be activated by an operator for setting the desired operating mode of the skip loader and for transmitting control commands to the control device, characterised in that, in the hydraulic circuit associated with the telescopic cylinders, a pressure limiting device, preferably a pressure relief valve arrangement, to be activated by means of the control device, is provided which is designed to limit the maximum hydraulic pressure in the telescopic cylinders to a value in the tipping mode of the skip handler that is reduced compared to the value of the maximum pressure in the telescopic cylinders that is achievable in the skip swapping mode. - two pivotable extension arms limiting an intermediate space therebetween, extending about a normally horizontal pivot axis running in the transverse direction of the vehicle, said extension arms having telescopically extendable and retractable end elements to which carrying chains are fastened for a skip which is picked up in the intermediate space between the extension arms and is attached to said extension arms by means of the carrying chains, wherein, in a skip swapping mode of the skip handler, the extension arms are pivotable backwards and forwards about the pivot axis in order to set down a skip which is resting on the skip handler on the ground beyond the rear of the vehicle or to lift up a skip which has been set down on the ground beyond the rear of the vehicle onto the skip handler, - at least one tipping hook, pivotable between an inactive position and a capturing position about a hinged axis parallel to, preferably coaxial with the rear side pivot axis of the extension arms, which tipping hook, in a tipping mode of the skip handler, is or will be positioned in its capturing position - and is designed to engage a rear tipping bearing bolt of a skip, which is suspended on the end elements of the extension arms and is to be moved backwards into a tipping position by pivoting the extension arms, and thus to force the skip into the tipping position on continued pivoting of the extension arms, - at least one hydraulic pivoting cylinder as a pivot drive means for the extension arms, - hydraulic telescopic cylinders for telescopically extending and retracting the end elements of the extension arms, wherein the telescopic cylinders are connected to an associated hydraulic circuit for supplying them with hydraulic fluid, - drive means for pivoting the tipping hook about the hinged axis, - a control device for controlling the at least one hydraulic pivoting cylinder, the hydraulic telescopic cylinders and the drive means for pivoting the tipping hook, and - operator controls to be activated by an operator for setting the desired operating mode of the skip loader and for transmitting control commands to the control device,