Quick Answer: A used New Holland 904 is a 90 hp four-wheel-drive utility tractor in the Shanghai New Holland (SNH) family, aimed at contractors who have outgrown 70 to 80 hp but do not want the weight, tyre cost and fuel bill of a 100 hp machine. In the field it handles a three-furrow reversible plough or a 2.3 m rotary tiller without lugging, burns roughly 12 to 18 litres of diesel per hectare under plough load, and shares engines, gearboxes and PTO components with the SNH804 and SNH1004, which keeps spare parts cheap. For importers building a general-purpose fleet, the New Holland 904 is usually the single most flexible horsepower class to stock.

New Holland 904: Where 90 HP Sits in the SNH Line-up

Shanghai New Holland built the SNH range as a ladder rather than as a set of unrelated models, and the New Holland 904 is the third step up. Below it sit the 70 hp SNH704 and the 80 hp SNH804; above it the 100 hp SNH1004. Because the 80, 90 and 100 hp units share an engine platform and driveline architecture, a dealer who stocks one can support all three from a single parts shelf: PTO shaft, clutch assembly, planetary carrier, rear axle differential and filter elements are all listed for SNH804, SNH904 and SNH1004 together.

Published figures for the SNH family put rated speed at 2,400 rpm, specific fuel consumption at 242 g/kWh or better, torque reserve at roughly 20 per cent, and a 10+2 gearbox with a shuttle for direction changes. The 70 hp SNH704 is rated at 16 kN of lift at the hitch; a healthy 90 hp unit should meet or exceed that. Treat every number as a starting point and confirm it on the unit's own serial plate, because optional rams, tyre size and cab specification all move the figure.

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Matching Implements to the 90 HP Class

Horsepower only pays for itself when the implement behind it is the right width. As a working rule for medium soils, a 90 hp tractor is correctly loaded by a three-furrow reversible plough with a 90 to 105 cm total cut, a 2.3 m rotary tiller, a 1.8 to 2.0 m offset disc harrow, a six-row precision planter, or a front loader in the 1.2 m3 class. Going wider drops engine speed out of the torque curve and pushes fuel burn per hectare up sharply; going narrower wastes machine capacity and the operator's day.

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Expect roughly 0.4 to 0.6 hectares per hour ploughing and 0.7 to 1.0 hectares per hour on second-pass tillage, at 12 to 18 litres per hectare. Over a 500-hour season that fuel difference outweighs the price gap between an 80 hp and a 90 hp machine.

What to Inspect Before a New Holland 904 Leaves China

A used tractor is only as good as the hour it was traded in at. Our inspectors run the same seven checks before any New Holland 904 is cleared for export:

• Engine: cold start without starting fluid, even idle, no blow-by at the breather, and a compression test when hours are unknown.
• Hours versus condition: a 3,000-hour machine off a well-kept estate is a better buy than a 1,200-hour unit that ran dusty and dry.
• PTO: confirm shaft speed. This family commonly runs a 783 rpm PTO rather than the 540/1000 rpm standard used on European implements, so check your equipment or budget for a gearbox change.
• Transmission: all gears in the 10+2 range, clutch take-up, shuttle engagement under load, and no jump-out in the working gears.
• Hydraulics: lift arms travel full height with a loaded implement, remote valves hold pressure, no weeping at the ram seals.
• Front axle and steering: clean 4WD engagement, no hub play, steering ball joints tight on the Dana axle.
• Cab and electrics: glass, wipers, gauges, air conditioning where fitted, and a charging system holding around 14 V at working speed.

Ask for a walk-round video with sound: a cold start tells you more in thirty seconds than a photo gallery does in an hour.

Shipping, Container Loading and Import Notes for a New Holland 904

A 90 hp 4WD tractor with cab measures roughly 4.2 m by 2.2 m by 2.8 m. Plan on two units per 40 ft high-cube container with cabs in place, or three if the units are ROPS-only with the exhaust stack and mirrors removed. Draining fuel to a quarter tank, disconnecting the battery and strapping through the axle housings are required by most carriers.

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On paperwork, tractors fall under HS heading 8701, with the sub-heading set by engine power, so have your broker confirm the code before booking. Budget for a commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading and certificate of origin, plus fumigation certification for any wooden crating. Where pre-shipment inspection is required, book it before the container is stuffed, not after.

FAQ: Buying a Used New Holland 904

Is 90 hp enough for a 60-hectare farm?

Yes, with correctly sized implements. A New Holland 904 will plough, till and plant 60 hectares inside the weather windows that matter, provided implement widths follow the guidance above. Step up to 100 hp only for heavy black soil, long runs, or a large square baler.

Are spare parts for the SNH904 easy to source?

It is the model's strongest argument. Because the 90 hp shares its platform with the 80 and 100 hp siblings, wear items and driveline components are common rather than model-specific. We stock the PTO Shaft for SNH804 SNH904 SNH1004 tractor, clutch pressure plate, planetary carrier, rear axle differential and filter elements, shipped inside the same container or separately by air.

Linyi Gama Machinery Co., Ltd is based in Linyi City, Shandong Province, China, and exports used farm tractors, implements and spare parts to Africa, Central Asia, South America and Eastern Europe. Every New Holland 904 we list is inspected, photographed and video-recorded before loading, and matched implements can ship in the same container. For current stock, the 90hp SNH904 Used New Holland Tractor, prices and loading photos, email Gavin at Gavin@gamagr.com or WhatsApp +86 13013532997.