New Holland

New Holland L320

$48,000before options, dealer-quotedVertical LiftWheels
New Holland L320
Rated capacity of tipping load50%
2,000 lb rated4,000 lb tipping

The bright segment is what New Holland L320 is rated to carry; the grey run past it is the rest of its tipping load. Bar length is tipping load drawn to the same scale on every machine on the site, so a short bar is a smaller machine and not a conservative rating.

2000 lbs of capacity, standard dual-range travel, and a 91.7-inch dump height put the New Holland L320 at the sweet spot of the smaller 300 Series frames. It's a mid-size wheeled skid steer with the patented Super Boom vertical lift and a 67 hp FPT diesel.

Suits: One-ton pallet capacity with vertical-lift reach at a value price Its vertical lift path reaches highest at full extension, for loading high-sided trucks and stacking.

Lifting and reach

Rated operating capacityWheeled rating convention
2,000 lbs
Tipping load
4,000 lbs
Lift height to hinge pin
121 in
Lift path
Vertical Lift
Operating weight
6,470 lbs

Power and hydraulics

Engine power
67 hp
Engine
FPT
Auxiliary flowStandard circuit
20.6 GPM
Flow type
Standard
Warranty
2 yr / 2,000 hr

Fitted or available

What this machine can be ordered with. Some of these are standard and some cost extra, and which is which moves between trim levels, so check them against the quote rather than against this list.

Vertical LiftHigh-FlowEnclosed CabTwo-SpeedSelf-LevelingA/C & HeatA/CHigh-Flow Available

What owners report

Summarised from the sources listed below. Nothing here was tested by us.

Pallet capacity is what moves buyers up to this model from the L318 below it - 2,000 lb covers a full pallet of most landscape and building materials, where 1,800 lb leaves you breaking pallets down. The 67 hp engine makes 153 lb-ft at 1,800 rpm, a meaningful step over the 60 hp machines, and at 6,470 lb it still trailers behind an ordinary three-quarter-ton pickup.

As an operating experience it is a wide, quiet cab with an 8-inch display and a backup camera that can be left running permanently, Super Boom geometry clearing 91.7 in at the dump, and the quickest standard travel speed of the mid-size L machines. The catch is that its dump reach, 29.8 in, is the shortest of New Holland's vertical-lift wheeled machines - the cheaper L318 actually reaches further. What owners of this generation report going wrong is electronic and hydraulic rather than structural: display and camera faults, short-to-power codes at the boom and bucket valve drivers, and hose failures at the crimps on the larger machines in the same family. All of the electrical work needs the dealer's diagnostic software.

A good fit for farms, landscapers and small contractors who want one-ton pallet capacity, work on hard ground more than mud, and are happy to trade badge resale for a lower price around $48,000. Before you sign, check the reach numbers against the actual truck or hopper you load, price the high-flow option if there is any attachment in your future, and find out how far away the nearest dealer with EST software is, because on this platform that distance is the thing that decides whether a fault costs an afternoon or a fortnight.

What owners like

  • One ton of rated capacity is the whole point, and it is quoted honestly: 2,000 lb at 50 percent of tipping load, the same convention every maker uses for wheeled skid steers. Nothing needs converting before you set it against a Bobcat, Cat or Deere number - which is not true of New Holland's track loaders.
  • 153 lb-ft at 1,800 rpm from the 67 hp engine, against 135 lb-ft on the 60 hp L318. That 18 lb-ft is the difference buyers actually feel crowding a pile, and it is a better guide to how the two machines work than the seven-horsepower gap.
  • Super Boom vertical lift gives 91.7 in of dump height, enough to clear the sides of most tandem dump boxes from a machine that weighs only 6,470 lb and tows behind a three-quarter-ton truck.
  • Fastest low-range travel of the mid-size L machines at 7.8 mph standard - faster than the much larger L328's 7.0 mph - so even without the two-speed option it is not painful to move around a site.
  • The 8-inch LCD display with integrated backup camera is fitted, and the camera can be set to run always-on or to come up only in reverse. Operators who back into tight spots all day tend to leave it on permanently, which is a small thing that makes a real difference to how the machine feels.

What owners complain about

  • Dump reach is 29.8 in, which is actually the shortest of New Holland's vertical-lift wheeled machines - the smaller, cheaper L318 reaches 30.8 in and the L328 manages 31.9 in. If placing a load out over a high side is the job, the capacity step up to this model does not buy you the reach step you might assume.
  • 20.6 GPM standard is mid-pack for the class, and a high-flow package is an extra-cost option rather than included. Budget for it if you have any attachment ambitions beyond a bucket, forks and a grapple.
  • The electrical architecture is shared across this whole generation of New Holland and Case machines, and so are the reported faults: display and camera trouble, and short-to-power codes at the boom and bucket valve low-side drivers. Diagnosis needs CNH's dealer-locked EST software.
  • If a main frame harness ever has to come out on this platform the bill is brutal - around $3,900 for the OEM part, with dealer quotes of $6,000 to $7,000 before labour on a job that takes more than a day. Confirm the harness is genuinely at fault before anybody orders one.
  • New Holland's construction dealer coverage is patchy across much of North America, and resale interest for the badge trails Bobcat and Cat. Both facts eat into the lower purchase price over an ownership cycle rather than showing up on the invoice.

Drawn from construction.newholland.com, skidsteerforum.com, aglist.ca.

What buyers ask

Does the 2,000 lb figure mean the same thing as a Bobcat's 2,000 lb?
Yes. Wheeled skid steers are conventionally rated at 50 percent of tipping load across the industry, and that is what New Holland publishes here, so the number is directly comparable. The percentage warning that applies to New Holland's C-Series track loaders - where a 50 percent headline flatters the machine against rivals quoted at 35 percent - does not apply to this machine at all.
Should I get this or the L318?
Capacity is the honest difference: 2,000 lb against 1,800 lb, which is the line between carrying a full pallet of many materials and not. Torque follows it, 153 lb-ft against 135. What you do not gain is reach - the L318 actually reaches 30.8 in at dump height against this machine's 29.8 in. If pallets are the job, step up; if reach into a high box is the job, the cheaper machine is no worse.
Can it run a mulcher or a planer?
Only with the high-flow option, and even then this is a 67 hp carrier, so keep the head sized accordingly. The standard circuit is 20.6 GPM, which is adequate for augers, grapples, brooms and most buckets but not for flow-hungry tools. Specify high flow at order time rather than hoping to add it later.
What does it cost to own beyond the purchase price?
Wheeled machines are cheaper to run than track loaders - no undercarriage to rebuild, just tyres - but two New Holland-specific costs are worth budgeting. Resale for the badge trails Bobcat and Cat, and electrical diagnosis needs dealer software, so a fault you cannot chase yourself means dealer rates or a tow. On this platform a main frame harness replacement has been quoted at $6,000 to $7,000 for the part alone.
Is the backup camera useful or a gimmick?
Useful, mostly because of how it is implemented. The 8-inch display's camera can be configured to run always-on rather than only when you shift into reverse, and operators working in tight yards tend to leave it that way. It is not a substitute for looking over your shoulder, but on a machine whose rear quarters are blocked by the engine bay it earns its place.

Put the New Holland L320 against

New Holland C327New Holland L318Gehl R165

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Weight
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Aux flow
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Weight
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Aux flow
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Weight
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