The New Holland TG series was the company’s line of big conventional tractors in the 2000s, with the TG285 at the top of it. The film below shows a TG 285 running with an open exhaust. The sources used for this page describe the company and its range, not the series itself.
New Holland TG series at a glance
| Maker | New Holland |
|---|---|
| Class | high-horsepower farm tractors |
| Top model | TG285 |
| Era | the years after the single New Holland brand was formed |
| Single brand | launched in Orlando, 1996 |
| Paint scheme | blue, unified from 2000 |
| Group | CNH Industrial, after the 1999 Case merger |
| Shared engineering | tractors of the group share mechanical parts across the brands |
| Technical data | not given in the sources used here |
| Example filmed | a TG 285 with an open exhaust |
The sources describe the company and the range, not the TG series; the models’ technical data is left out because it is not in them.
History of the New Holland TG series
Big tractors after the mergers
The TG series belongs to the years when New Holland had become a single brand with a full range, from compact tractors to the biggest field machines. In 1996 the New Holland name was launched worldwide at a convention in Orlando, Florida, after Ford and Fiat had combined their tractor businesses; in 1999 New Holland merged with Case, and the resulting company, now CNH Industrial, found itself with several ranges of high-horsepower tractors under different badges. The TG models were New Holland’s entry in that class, led by the TG285.
The engineering behind the badge
One consequence of the mergers was that machines sold under different names became very similar underneath. New Holland, Case and Steyr tractors are largely identical mechanically, with the cab and other visible elements developed separately by each brand, and at least one New Holland series has been built in Steyr’s factory. For buyers, the choice between the brands came down to dealer support and trim as much as to engineering.
The tractor in the film
The film below shows a TG 285 at work, its exhaust open, which is how these tractors are usually filmed by enthusiasts. The sources used here do not give the series’ engine, power ratings or production years, and this page does not supply figures it cannot support. What they do show is where the TG stood: at the top of the New Holland range, in the class that contractors and large arable farms buy.
Design and features
- High-horsepower class: big conventional tractors for large farms and contractors.
- TG285 flagship: the largest model of the series.
- Group engineering: mechanical parts shared with Case and Steyr tractors.
- Blue identity: sold after New Holland unified its colours in 2000.
New Holland TG series versions
- New Holland TG285: the top model, shown in the film and in the photo.
- Smaller TG models: the rest of the series.
- T8 tractors: the class that followed the TG at the top of the range.
The series that followed at the top of the range is on the New Holland T series page, and the Ford-era tractors on the New Holland 8560 page. More machines are in the New Holland section.
Video: New Holland TG 285 Open Pipe
Video by TheDjRudy on YouTube.
Sources
- New Holland Agriculture, English Wikipedia: 1996 launch, 1999 Case merger, headquarters
- New Holland, Dutch Wikipedia: shared engineering, colours, range
