New Holland
New Holland C345
The New Holland C345 is a heavy-duty compact track loader pairing a 90 hp FPT diesel with the patented Super Boom vertical lift and 4500 lbs of rated capacity. It's the workhorse of the 300 Series for serious loading and high-flow attachment work.
Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓4500 lbs of rated capacity moves full pallets of block or wet material that mid-frame CTLs simply can't pick, and owners say it feels planted doing it.
- ✓The 90 hp FPT with 9,188 lbf of bucket breakout force powers through packed piles that stall 74 hp machines.
- ✓Super Boom reach puts loads over 100 inches high and deep into truck beds - a decisive advantage over radial big-frames.
- ✓The 39.9 GPM high-flow option at 3450 psi runs forestry mulchers and cold planers competently.
- ✓At 4.4 psi ground pressure it treads lighter than its 10,610 lb weight suggests, sparing finished grades.
- ✓Substantially cheaper than the Case TV450B and Bobcat T770-class machines it competes with head-on.
- ✓The wide 300 Series cab with 8-inch display and backup camera keeps operators comfortable through long loading cycles.
- ✓Popular with dairy and grain operations, where the ag-dealer crossover gives NH better service coverage than in construction markets.
Cons
- ✗New Holland's construction dealer network is thin in many regions, a real concern for a machine bought to work every day.
- ✗At 10,610 lbs plus attachments it needs a 14k-rated trailer and a serious tow vehicle.
- ✗The 90 hp engine carries full DEF aftertreatment, adding cost and regen downtime versus sub-75 hp machines.
- ✗Resale values trail Bobcat, Cat, and Deere in the large-frame CTL market.
- ✗Undercarriage wear on a machine this heavy is expensive - tracks, rollers, and idlers add up quickly in rocky conditions.
- ✗The Super Boom linkage demands consistent greasing across many pivots, and slop develops fast when neglected.
- ✗Standard 24.2 GPM flow is unremarkable for a 90 hp machine - the high-flow package is nearly mandatory for attachment users.
- ✗Owners report FPT emissions electronics can throw codes that require dealer software to clear, painful when the dealer is hours away.
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