The New Holland TL series was the company’s mid-range utility tractor line around the turn of the century, running from the TL 70 to the TL 100. The film below shows a TL 80 mowing grass with a Vicon mower. The sources used for this page describe the company, not the series.
New Holland TL series at a glance
| Maker | New Holland |
|---|---|
| Class | mid-range utility tractors |
| Models | TL 70, TL 80, TL 90, TL 100 and others |
| Era | the years around 2000, after the single brand was formed |
| Single brand launched | Orlando, 1996 |
| Paint scheme | all tractors blue from 2000 |
| Typical work | grassland, haulage, loader work and yard jobs |
| Group | CNH Industrial, after the 1999 Case merger |
| Technical data | not given in the sources used here |
| Example filmed | a TL 80 mowing with a Vicon mower |
The sources describe the company and the range, not the TL series; the models’ technical data is left out because it is not in them.
History of the New Holland TL series
The class that does most jobs
The TL series filled the middle of the New Holland range: tractors of the size that a mixed farm, a contractor with grassland work or a municipal yard can use for almost everything. Models ran from the TL 70 to the TL 100, with two- and four-wheel-drive versions, and the line was offered with front loaders and with a range of transmissions. Grassland work, haulage and loader jobs were its bread and butter.
The company of those years
The TL series was sold under the single New Holland brand, launched worldwide in 1996 at a convention in Orlando, Florida, after Ford and Fiat had combined their tractor businesses. For a few years the same class of machine could still be bought in Ford blue or Fiat terracotta red, and only in 2000 did the company decide that every tractor would be New Holland blue. In 1999 New Holland merged with Case to form CNH, the group now known as CNH Industrial.
The tractor in the film
The film below shows a TL 80 cutting grass with a Vicon mower in Switzerland — the kind of work these tractors were bought for, and a good illustration of why the mid-range mattered more to most farmers than the flagship models. The sources used here do not give the series’ engines, powers or production years, and this page does not supply figures it cannot support.
Design and features
- Mid-range workhorse: the size of tractor that does most jobs on a mixed farm.
- Wide model range: from the TL 70 up to the TL 100.
- Loader option: front loaders were offered with the series.
- Grassland work: the TL 80 in the film is mowing with a Vicon mower.
New Holland TL series versions
- New Holland TL 80: the model shown in the film and in the photo.
- New Holland TL 90: a larger model of the series, shown with a field sprayer.
- New Holland TL 100: a top model of the line, often fitted with a front loader.
The series above it is on the New Holland TM page, and the smaller tractors on the New Holland TN page. More machines are in the New Holland section.
Video: New Holland TL 80 – Vicon Mähwerk – Gras mähen
Video by Landwirtschaft in der Schweiz – HD on YouTube.
Sources
- New Holland Agriculture, English Wikipedia: 1996 launch, 1999 merger, ownership
- New Holland, Dutch Wikipedia: colours and range of the period
