New Holland TL80

Hagimalone

has anyone any knowledge or experience of a TL80, they seem to be pretty much the same tractor as the tl90 & 100,

K.G.

Great buses but maybe lack a little bit of poke but that could bedown to the fact they gave a 40 k box on 80hp

kay 9

Same engine as the tl90, you can turn them up on the pump without any issues. Best get it done properly with a dyno. That's if you need the extra bit of hp.
Great tractor and ultra reliable and easy repair the odd time something needs attention. Mostly all old school cable and lever

Hagimalone

so what's the difference with these tractors, they seem to have same engine?

kay 9

Hagimalone wrote: »

so what's the difference with these tractors, they seem to have same engine?

The most notable difference is the pump setting, I'm near certain the turbo is the same as is the dimensions and hydraulic capabilities. Have a quick check on tractordata for comparisons.

Hagimalone

I had a look & l can't find any notable difference between the 3 of them, that's what has me confused.

kay 9

Hagimalone wrote: »

I had a look & l can't find any notable difference between the 3 of them, that's what has me confused.

Buy a tl80 and turn it up to tl100 hp. Money saved and the tl80 probably had an easier life

patsy_mccabe

kay 9 wrote: »

Buy a tl80 and turn it up to tl100 hp. Money saved and the tl80 probably had an easier life

If you're turning up a 80HP engine to 100HP, are you sure the gearbox, drivetrain, final drives can all handle the extra 20HP?
Could be a very expensive mistake.

White Clover

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

If you're turning up a 80HP engine to 100HP, are you sure the gearbox, drivetrain, final drives can all handle the extra 20HP?
Could be a very expensive mistake.

It's the same skid unit on all them Patsy.

Hagimalone

thanks for all the info, checked the tractor out and I'm happy with it, few jobs to be done on it.
is there meant to be a splitter gear on them? the button is there but not functioning, sales man said they never did on the tl80, is this right?

mad-for-tar

Depends on transmission type you have on that unit. Only ones with a splitter were the 24x12 with mechanical shuttle by lever on LH side of the seat or the 24x24 power shuttle versions. Only other transmission versions were 12x4 (not common), a 12x12 with mechanical shuttle (no splitter) and a 20x12 creeeper version again which I think was not common. How you'll know for sure if you have the splitter version and I suspect it will be a 24x12 with mechanical shuttle is to have a look up underneath behind fuel tank and see if you can see a valve block with a solenoid on it, or even lift floor mat and see if there's a harness connected to the switch from the gear lever. If there is, it will have a splitter. Circuit is relatively simple on these where power is supplied to a switch under cab floor (prevents high range engagement when in reverse), goes to the splitter switch in gear lever and switches a relay in the fuse box. This relay then powers the solenoid which engages high range and tell tale lamp lights up on the dash. Should be easy enough to find the fault with a multimeter on it.

HTH

Hagimalone

mad for tar, thanks for all the info, u seem to know these tractors v well, could be possible to fit a wet clutch and electric shuttle to an dry clutch manual shuttle tractor?

mad-for-tar

Hagimalone wrote: »

mad for tar, thanks for all the info, u seem to know these tractors v well, could be possible to fit a wet clutch and electric shuttle to an dry clutch manual shuttle tractor?

No, not possible. Transmission layouts internally are completely different as is the low pressure hydraulic system between variants, plus harnesses would also be different between power shuttle and mechanical versions. Easier buy the spec you want than buying something different and finding out it can't be upgraded easily or cost effectively to the spec you want.