The New Holland TN series was the company’s line of compact utility tractors — small, manoeuvrable machines sold from the TN 65 up to the TN 95 and named in several versions, such as the TN 75 F and the TN 75 S. The film below shows a TN 95 working. The sources used for this page describe the company, not the series.
New Holland TN series at a glance
| Maker | New Holland |
|---|---|
| Class | compact utility tractors |
| Models | TN 65, TN 75, TN 90, TN 95 and others |
| Versions | D, F and S suffixes for different specifications |
| Typical work | smallholdings, orchards, grassland, yard and loader work |
| Brand era | sold as the single New Holland brand was formed |
| Single brand | launched in Orlando, 1996 |
| Group | CNH Industrial, after the 1999 Case merger |
| Technical data | not given in the sources used here |
| Example filmed | a TN 95 on a full day’s work |
The sources describe the company and the range, not the TN series; the models’ technical data is left out because it is not in them.
History of the New Holland TN series
Small tractors for small work
The TN series was built for the buyers who need a tractor but not a large one: smallholdings, orchards, vineyards, livestock units and yards. Four-wheel drive was common, the tractors were narrow enough for rows and yards, and the model suffixes marked different specifications — D, F and S versions were sold with different tyres, transmissions and equipment. A front loader turned the same machine into a yard loader.
The range around it
The TN sat below the mid-range TL series and far below the high-horsepower TM tractors, and together these three lines covered most of what New Holland sold to European farms around the turn of the century. It was also the period in which the brand settled: after Ford bought Sperry New Holland in 1986 and Fiat took 80 per cent in 1991, the New Holland name was launched worldwide in 1996 and the colours were unified in 2000. In 1999 the company merged with Case to form CNH, later CNH Industrial.
The tractor in the film
The film below follows a TN 95 through a full day’s work in Germany — the kind of unglamorous, productive use these tractors were built for. Later New Holland compact utility tractors carry the T4 and similar designations. The sources used here do not give the TN series’ engines, powers or production years, and this page does not invent them.
Design and features
- Compact utility class: small tractors for smallholdings, orchards and yards.
- Version suffixes: D, F and S versions stood for different specifications.
- Loader-friendly: a front loader turned the tractor into a yard machine.
- Part of a full range: sold below the TL mid-range and the TM high-horsepower line.
New Holland TN series versions
- New Holland TN 65 D: a compact model of the series.
- New Holland TN 75 F and TN 75 S: versions with different equipment.
- New Holland TN 95: the largest model, shown in the film.
The mid-range line above it is on the New Holland TL page, and the compact tractors on the New Holland TC page. More machines are in the New Holland section.
Video: New Holland Tn 95 Da Ganztageseinsatz
Video by Robin Flück on YouTube.
Sources
- New Holland Agriculture, English Wikipedia: ownership history, 1996 launch, 1999 merger
- New Holland, Dutch Wikipedia: colours and product range
