The International Harvester Hydro 70 tractor weighs 8,200 lb (3,719 kg) using its published Operating weight. Other useful published figures are 7,450 lb (Gas Shipping) and 7,890 lb (Diesel Shipping). That places it around the 21st percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, lighter than about 79% of its peers.
Tractor weight specifications
International Harvester · Hydro 70 · Tractor weight guide
The published International Harvester Hydro 70 weight is 7,450–8,200 lb (3,379–3,719 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 8,200 lb (3,719 kg), listed as Operating. The published configurations span 750 lb, a 10.1% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Light
8,200 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model8,200 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 weight7,450–8,200 lb (3,379–3,719 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower90 hp / 67.1 kW
Max length161 in (408 cm)
Max width87 in (220 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
Hydro 70
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1973 – 1976
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Published weight variants
3
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
Gas Shipping
—
7,450 lb
3,379 kg
3.73
—
Diesel Shipping
—
7,890 lb
3,578 kg
3.94
—
Operating
—
8,200 lb
3,719 kg
4.1
—
Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
750 lbLightest to heaviest · 10.1% spread across published variants
+750 lbShipping to operating · 10.1% increase
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase103 in (261 cm)
Length161 in (408 cm)
Width87 in (220 cm)
Height104 in (264 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power90 hp (67.1 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower91.1 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length611.2 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length64%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight8,200 lb (3,719 kg)
Maximum published weight8,200 lb (3,719 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent4.1 US tons
Maximum published width87 in (220 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range7,450–8,200 lb (3,379–3,719 kg)
Primary weight basisOperating
Peer positionLight among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 21st percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 8,200 lb (4.1 US tons); published configurations reach 8,200 lb (4.1 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 87 in (7.2 ft). 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
Farmall Hydro 70 (8200 lb)
John Deere 3130 (8200 lb)
Massey Ferguson 4235 (8185 lb)
Kubota M10570 (8179 lb)
Kubota M10570 (8179 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Farmall Hydro 70 (8200 lb, 90 hp)
Ford 7840 (8076 lb, 90 hp)
New Holland 7840 (8076 lb, 90 hp)
Farmall 706 (8285 lb, 89 hp)
John Deere 4025 (8555 lb, 94 hp)
Common questions
International Harvester Hydro 70 weight FAQ
How much does an International Harvester Hydro 70 weigh?
The International Harvester Hydro 70 weighs 8,200 lb (3,719 kg) using the published Operating figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 7,450 to 8,200 lb (3,379 to 3,719 kg).
What is the operating weight of the International Harvester Hydro 70 compared with shipping weight?
Published operating weight is 8,200 lb (3,719 kg), versus 7,450–7,890 lb (3,379–3,579 kg) for shipping weight. That is roughly 750 lb (10.1%) more than shipping weight. Operating weight is generally the more useful starting point when estimating a ready-to-use tractor.
Is the International Harvester Hydro 70 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 21st percentile, lighter than roughly 79% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the light range for this comparison. It is 5,806 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the International Harvester Hydro 70 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 87 in (7.2 ft). That is 15 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the International Harvester Hydro 70 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 8,200 lb weight and 90 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 91.1 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 Hydro 70 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 4.1 US tons, while the full published range is 3.73–4.1 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
