New Holland Agriculture has further consolidated its leading market position in the specialty tractor sector with the introduction of the revolutionary VisionView cab on its T4 F/N/V Series and new, more powerful engine and compact hood on the tracked TK4 Series. The newly launched T4F has already been named Best Specialised Tractor in the 2023 Tractor of the Year awards.
The revolutionary VisionView cab introduces the comfort of a conventional tractor in the narrow T4 F/N/V Series, with a spacious environment and flat deck. The exclusive design of the front window, combined with the lowest and most compact hood on the market that is covering and protecting all the exhaust after-treatment system, provides a unique style and best-in-class visibility. The one-piece side window and four-pillar design further improve visibility to the sides and to the rear achieving the challenge of increasing roominess in constrained space.
The VisionView cab is also the quietest in the segment, with noise level as low as 71 dB, further adding to the operator’s comfort and safety, and is available with the full benefits of the exclusive Blue Cab with Category 2 and 4 double filtration system. The infotainment and human machine interface has been upgraded following the concepts used in the T7/T8 bigger brothers with InfoView digital instrument cluster to manage all machine controls and settings.
The T4 F/N/V VisionView cab delivers a powerful performance with emissions than 40 times less than its predecessor. The F5C FPT engine achieve the highest torque, 518Nm, at the lowest RPM, 1300, as well as a torque backup up to 40 per cent. Beside the extra power, the hydraulic circuits have been redesigned delivering up to 80 lit/min from just one pump for the linkages and hydraulic remotes.
The TK4 series crawler tractors have been updated with new styling to match the latest wheeled speciality tractors. New Holland’s crawlers have a long history behind them, going back to 1932, and they play an important part in the company’s heritage: this latest addition confirms the brand’s willingness to continue its investments in this sector.
The open field models have been upgraded with new, more powerful Stage V engines with maximum power outputs ranging from 85hp to 109hp and an after-treatment system with exhaust gas circulation (EGR), diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) and slective catalytic reduction, while the narrow models feature a 75hp Stage V engine and after-treatment system with EGR, DOC and diesel particularte filter that doesn’t require AdBlue. On all models, the compact design of engine and after-treatment system fit under the hood, ensuring excellent visibility and manoeuvrability.
The new specifications are added to a vehicle that has always contained elements and exclusivity and which still make it the best-selling crawler tractor. Some of these exclusive elements are, for example, a factory-fitted cab introduced in 2009, or the SmartTrax rubber track system that’s interchangeable with steel tracks in less than one hour and means the crawler doesn’t need to be loaded on a trailer for transportation, as well as reducing vibrations and increasing comfort.
There’s also Steering-O-Matic Plus that allows the operator to steer, brake, stop and re-start without using clutch pedal. The Lift-O-Matic Plus system, meanwhile, allows the rear linkage to be raised or lowered when making a headland turn, while maintaining position and draft settings.
Last, but not least, the new TK it has been upgraded to respect the latest safety regulations to ensure that owners are always protected and operating in safe conditions.
