The International Harvester 1455 XL tractor weighs 12,370 lb (5,611 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 42nd percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 145 hp, the tractor carries about 85.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
Tractor weight specifications
International Harvester · 1455 XL · Tractor weight guide
The published International Harvester 1455 XL weight is 12,370 lb (5,611 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 12,370 lb (5,611 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
12,370 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model12,370 lb
Average14,006 lb
High23,810 lb
Low and high use the 10th and 90th percentiles of the peer group, which keeps one unusually light or heavy tractor from distorting the scale. Average is the peer-group mean.
At a glance
Tractor profile
Published weight12,370 lb (5,611 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower145 hp / 108.1 kW
Max length186.61 in (473 cm)
Max height115.75 in (294 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
1455 XL
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1981 – 1985
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Published weight variants
1
Published configurations
Weight variants
Shipping, operating, ballasted and drivetrain/configuration weights are kept separate when the source publishes them separately.
Weight type
Configuration
Weight
Metric
US tons
Variant / note
Weight
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12,370 lb
5,611 kg
6.18
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase110.24 in (280 cm)
Length186.61 in (473 cm)
Height115.75 in (294 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power145 hp (108.1 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower85.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length795.5 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length59.1%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight12,370 lb (5,611 kg)
Maximum published weight12,370 lb (5,611 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.18 US tons
Weight context
Weight range12,370 lb (5,611 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 43rd percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 12,370 lb (6.18 US tons); published configurations reach 12,370 lb (6.18 US tons). Actual transport weight and dimensions can increase with fuel, ballast, a loader, implements, tires and other installed equipment.
Nearby benchmarks
Tractors with similar weight
Useful reference points from the same dataset.
Closest by published weight
New Holland 8560 (12386 lb)
John Deere 4240 (12395 lb)
John Deere 4435 (12400 lb)
John Deere 7130 (12340 lb)
John Deere 6830 (12420 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 3645 (12500 lb, 145 hp)
John Deere 6145M (12200 lb, 145 hp)
John Deere 4255 (12225 lb, 142.2 hp)
Massey Ferguson 8120 (12750 lb, 145 hp)
Massey Ferguson 2725 (12060 lb, 147 hp)
Common questions
International Harvester 1455 XL weight FAQ
How much does an International Harvester 1455 XL weigh?
The International Harvester 1455 XL weighs 12,370 lb (5,611 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the International Harvester 1455 XL heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 43rd percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 1,636 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the International Harvester 1455 XL weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 12,370 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 12,370 lb (6.18 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the International Harvester 1455 XL weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 12,370 lb weight and 145 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 85.3 lb per horsepower. A lower lb/hp number means less tractor mass for each horsepower; this is a comparison metric, not a traction or performance rating.
How many tons does the International Harvester 1455 XL weigh?
The representative published weight is about 6.18 US tons, while the full published range is 6.18 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
