The New Holland T series is the range of tractors the company has sold since the mid-2000s, and the T-numbered machines are still its main line today. The numbering is a code: it tells the buyer the size class and the power of the tractor before he sees it. The film below shows a T8.420 at work.
New Holland T series at a glance
| Maker | New Holland, CNH Industrial |
|---|---|
| Numbering introduced | around 2016 |
| How the code works | first digit gives the tractor class, the last two or three the engine output with boost |
| S after the number | the power without boost; no boost is available |
| Emissions | all engines meet Tier 4B Final |
| T5 | T5.100, T5.110, T5.120: light work and front loaders |
| T6 | T6.125S to T6.180: lighter tractors for medium-sized holdings |
| T7 | T7.165S to T7.315HD: large farms and contractors |
| T8 | T8.275 to T8.420: heaviest field and transport work |
| T9 | T9.390 to T9.670: among the largest tractors in the world |
The model code and class lists come from the Dutch Wikipedia article; the films and older series are covered on their own pages.
History of the New Holland T series
Why the numbers changed
Around 2016 New Holland introduced a new way of numbering its tractors, printed on the bonnet. The first digit of the model name shows the class of the machine, and the last two or three digits give the engine output including the booster, which releases extra power when the tractor is pulling hard. If the letters S follow the numbers, the figure is the output without boost and no boost is available at all. Every engine in the range meets the Tier 4B Final emission standard.
What the classes are for
The T5 class, with the T5.100, T5.110 and T5.120, serves light work and jobs with a front loader. The T6 class — T6.125S, T6.145, T6.155, T6.165, T6.175 and T6.180 — covers the lighter tractors of medium-sized farms, with six-cylinder engines in the T6.155 and T6.180 and four cylinders in the rest. The T7 class runs from the T7.165S to the T7.315HD and is the range contractors rely on, because their implements need that power to keep work moving. The T8 — T8.275, T8.300, T8.330, T8.360, T8.390 and T8.420 — is the heaviest class, popular for transport and earthworks as well as farming.
The top of the range
The T9 tractors, from the T9.390 to the T9.670, are among the largest tractors in the world, bought for countries with very large fields such as the United States, Ukraine and Russia. The film below shows a T8.420 with a continuously variable AutoCommand transmission. All of it comes from a company founded in Pennsylvania in 1895, which became Sperry New Holland in 1947, passed through Ford and Fiat ownership and is now part of CNH Industrial, with administrative headquarters in Turin.
Design and features
- Readable code: the model number gives size class and power, with or without boost.
- Five classes: from the T5 for light work to the T9 for the largest fields in the world.
- Boost: extra power released under heavy load, marked by the absence of an S.
- Modern emissions: all engines comply with Tier 4B Final.
New Holland T series versions
- T5: 100 to 120 hp tractors for light work and loaders.
- T6: 125 to 180 hp machines for medium-sized farms.
- T7: 165 to 315 hp tractors for large farms and contractors.
- T8: 275 to 420 hp heavy tractors, including the T8.420 of the film.
- T9: 390 to 670 hp articulated machines for the biggest arable farms.
The range below the T series is on the New Holland TS and New Holland TM pages. More machines are in the New Holland section.
Video: Stufenlos in der Oberklasse – New Holland T8.420 AutoCommand
Video by LOHNUNTERNEHMEN – Zeitschrift der Branche on YouTube.
Sources
- New Holland, Dutch Wikipedia: model numbering, T5-T9 classes, emissions
- New Holland Agriculture, English Wikipedia: company history and ownership
