The J.I. Case 1170 tractor weighs 13,800 lb (6,259 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 54th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 122 hp, the tractor carries about 113.1 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published J.I. Case 1170 weight is 13,800 lb (6,259 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 13,800 lb (6,259 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
13,800 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model13,800 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 weight13,800 lb (6,259 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower122 hp / 91 kW
Max length172 in (436 cm)
Max height78 in (198 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
J.I. Case
Model
1170
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1970 – 1971
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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13,800 lb
6,259 kg
6.9
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase110 in (279 cm)
Length172 in (436 cm)
Height78 in (198 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power122 hp (91 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower113.1 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length962.8 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length64%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight13,800 lb (6,259 kg)
Maximum published weight13,800 lb (6,259 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.9 US tons
Weight context
Weight range13,800 lb (6,259 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 54th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 13,800 lb (6.9 US tons); published configurations reach 13,800 lb (6.9 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
Case IH CVX 120 (13825 lb)
Case IH CVX 130 (13825 lb)
Massey Ferguson 6S.155 (13889 lb)
Massey Ferguson 6S.165 (13889 lb)
Massey Ferguson 6S.180 (13889 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 1130 (13560 lb, 121 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1135 (13550 lb, 121 hp)
John Deere 4520 (14175 lb, 120 hp)
J.I. Case 2290 (13700 lb, 129 hp)
J.I. Case 2094 (14190 lb, 127 hp)
Common questions
J.I. Case 1170 weight FAQ
How much does a J.I. Case 1170 weigh?
The J.I. Case 1170 weighs 13,800 lb (6,259 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the J.I. Case 1170 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 54th percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 206 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the J.I. Case 1170 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 13,800 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 13,800 lb (6.9 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the J.I. Case 1170 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 13,800 lb weight and 122 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 113.1 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 J.I. Case 1170 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 6.9 US tons, while the full published range is 6.9 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
