The Massey Ferguson 4243 tractor weighs 6,914 lb (3,136 kg) using its published Weight 2WD ROPS weight. Other useful published figures are 10,000 lb (Max rear axle) and 7,735 lb (Weight — 2WD Cab). That places it around the 72nd percentile among comparable utility tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group.
The published Massey Ferguson 4243 weight is 6,914–10,000 lb (3,136–4,536 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 6,914 lb (3,136 kg), listed as Weight — 2WD ROPS. The published configurations span 3,086 lb, a 44.6% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Heavy
6,914 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model6,914 lb
Average5,263 lb
High9,595 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 weight6,914–10,000 lb (3,136–4,536 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower85 hp / 63.4 kW
Max length160 in (406 cm)
Max width79 in (200 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Massey Ferguson
Model
4243
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1998 – 2001
Tractor type
Utility Tractor
Published weight variants
5
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
2WD ROPS
6,914 lb
3,136 kg
3.46
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Weight
2WD Cab
7,735 lb
3,508 kg
3.87
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Weight
4WD ROPS
7,465 lb
3,386 kg
3.73
—
Weight
4WD Cab
8,287 lb
3,758 kg
4.14
—
Max rear axle
—
10,000 lb
4,536 kg
5
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
3,086 lbLightest to heaviest · 44.6% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase93 in (236 cm)
Length160 in (406 cm)
Width79 in (200 cm)
Height103 in (261 cm)
Ground clearance14 in (35 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power85 hp (63.4 kW)
Power basisEngine (net)
Weight per horsepower81.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length518.5 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length58.1%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight6,914 lb (3,136 kg)
Maximum published weight10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent5 US tons
Maximum published width79 in (200 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range6,914–10,000 lb (3,136–4,536 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight — 2WD ROPS
Peer positionHeavy among Utility Tractor peers · 73rd percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 6,914 lb (3.46 US tons); published configurations reach 10,000 lb (5 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 79 in (6.6 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
Kubota M6970 (6922 lb)
Kubota MR77 (6923 lb)
John Deere 2735 (6900 lb)
Kubota SMZ95 (6900 lb)
Massey Ferguson 270 (6900 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
New Holland 6635 (6834 lb, 85 hp)
New Holland L85 (6834 lb, 85 hp)
New Holland PowerStar 90 (6988 lb, 86 hp)
Case IH Farmall 90C (6989 lb, 86 hp)
New Holland T4.90 (6989 lb, 86 hp)
Common questions
Massey Ferguson 4243 weight FAQ
How much does a Massey Ferguson 4243 weigh?
The Massey Ferguson 4243 weighs 6,914 lb (3,136 kg) using the published Weight — 2WD ROPS figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 6,914 to 10,000 lb (3,136 to 4,536 kg).
How much heavier is the 4WD Massey Ferguson 4243 than the 2WD model?
Published 2WD weight is 6,914–7,735 lb (3,136–3,509 kg), while published 4WD weight is 7,465–8,287 lb (3,386–3,759 kg). On a midpoint basis, the published 4WD configurations are about 552 lb heavier. Tires, transmission and other configuration differences can also affect the number.
Is the Massey Ferguson 4243 a heavy utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 73rd percentile, heavier than roughly 73% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the heavy range for this comparison. It is 1,651 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Massey Ferguson 4243 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 79 in (6.6 ft). That is 23 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the Massey Ferguson 4243 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Some configurations do. The representative published weight is 6,914 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 10,000 lb (5 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Massey Ferguson 4243 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 6,914 lb weight and 85 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 81.3 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.
