The New Holland TS series was one of the company’s main tractor lines around the turn of the century, sitting between the utility TL tractors and the high-horsepower TM models. The film below is the company’s own presentation of the range. The sources used for this page describe the company, not the series.
New Holland TS series at a glance
| Maker | New Holland |
|---|---|
| Class | mid-to-large farm tractors |
| Models | TS 110, TS 115, TS 135 and others |
| Era | around 2000, after the single brand was formed |
| Single brand | launched in Orlando, 1996 |
| Paint scheme | all tractors blue from 2000 |
| Group | CNH Industrial, after the 1999 Case merger |
| Position in the range | between the TL utility tractors and the TM high-horsepower line |
| Technical data | not given in the sources used here |
| Example filmed | the company presentation of the series |
The sources describe the company and the range, not the TS series; the models’ technical data is left out because it is not in them.
History of the New Holland TS series
A crowded range
Around 2000 New Holland’s European tractor offer was unusually full: the compact TN tractors, the mid-range TL models, the TS line for larger farms and the TM tractors at the top. The TS was the class bought for serious arable work without the cost of the biggest machines — ploughing, drilling and haulage on farms of a few hundred hectares, with cabs and transmissions a step up from the utility models.
The years of the merger
The TS series was sold exactly when the company was settling into its final shape. Ford bought Sperry New Holland in 1986, Fiat took 80 per cent in 1991, the New Holland name was launched worldwide in 1996 and every tractor was painted blue from 2000. In 1999 New Holland merged with Case, and the new group had to sell the Versatile tractor plant in Winnipeg to satisfy competition rules. New Holland, Case and Steyr tractors of those years are mechanically close, differing mainly in cab and trim.
The film
The film below is a promotional presentation of the TS series, made by the company itself — which makes it a good guide to what New Holland thought the range was for, though not to its specifications. 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-to-large class: a tractor for serious arable work below the flagship models.
- Full range context: sold alongside the TN, TL and TM lines.
- Turn-of-the-century brand: the TS arrived as New Holland settled its name and colour.
- Group engineering: mechanically close to Case and Steyr tractors of the period.
New Holland TS series versions
- New Holland TS 110: a model of the series.
- New Holland TS 115: a larger model, shown in the photo on this page.
- New Holland TS 135 A: a later, more powerful member of the line.
The utility line below it is on the New Holland TL page, and the flagship tractors on the New Holland TM page. More machines are in the New Holland section.
Video: Video presentazione New Holland serie TS
Video by TheDjRudy on YouTube.
Sources
- New Holland Agriculture, English Wikipedia: ownership history, 1996 launch, 1999 merger, Versatile
- New Holland, Dutch Wikipedia: colours, shared engineering with Case and Steyr
