New Holland LM telescopic handlers: Tried and tested When New Holland first entered the materials handler market with its LM models back in 1998, it stuck to a proven rear-engine layout at a time when most of the other key players were going for side-mount motor designs. Today, the current LM-A adheres to those same early configuration principles. James de Havilland traces the New Holland ‘tele’ story, through from yellow to blue