The J.I. Case 1570 tractor weighs 16,000 lb (7,257 kg) using its published Operating weight. Other useful published figures are 13,300 lb (Shipping) and 20,350 lb (Ballasted). That places it around the 68th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group.
The published J.I. Case 1570 weight is 13,300–20,350 lb (6,032–9,231 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 16,000 lb (7,257 kg), listed as Operating. The published configurations span 7,050 lb, a 53% 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
Average
16,000 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model16,000 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 weight13,300–20,350 lb (6,032–9,231 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower180 hp / 134.2 kW
Max length185 in (469 cm)
Max height127 in (322 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
J.I. Case
Model
1570
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1976 – 1978
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
Shipping
—
13,300 lb
6,032 kg
6.65
—
Operating
—
16,000 lb
7,257 kg
8
—
Ballasted
—
20,350 lb
9,231 kg
10.18
—
Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
7,050 lbLightest to heaviest · 53% spread across published variants
+2,700 lbShipping to operating · 20.3% increase
+7,050 lbBase to ballasted · 53% increase
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase106 in (269 cm)
Length185 in (469 cm)
Height127 in (322 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power180 hp (134.2 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower88.9 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length1,037.8 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length57.3%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
Maximum published weight20,350 lb (9,231 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent10.18 US tons
Weight context
Weight range13,300–20,350 lb (6,032–9,231 kg)
Primary weight basisOperating
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 69th percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 16,000 lb (8 US tons); published configurations reach 20,350 lb (10.18 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
International Harvester 5088 (16010 lb)
Massey Ferguson 7626 (15990 lb)
Massey Ferguson 2805 (16035 lb)
Case IH Puma 220 (15900 lb)
John Deere 6180J (15860 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 7620 (15800 lb, 180 hp)
J.I. Case 2590 (15740 lb, 180 hp)
New Holland TM175 (15795 lb, 175 hp)
John Deere 4555 (15840 lb, 173 hp)
Massey Ferguson 2805 (16035 lb, 190 hp)
Common questions
J.I. Case 1570 weight FAQ
How much does a J.I. Case 1570 weigh?
The J.I. Case 1570 weighs 16,000 lb (7,257 kg) using the published Operating figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 13,300 to 20,350 lb (6,032 to 9,231 kg).
What is the operating weight of the J.I. Case 1570 compared with shipping weight?
Published operating weight is 16,000 lb (7,257 kg), versus 13,300 lb (6,033 kg) for shipping weight. That is roughly 2,700 lb (20.3%) more than shipping weight. Operating weight is generally the more useful starting point when estimating a ready-to-use tractor.
How much does the J.I. Case 1570 weigh with ballast?
The published ballasted weight is 20,350 lb (9,231 kg). That is up to 7,050 lb (53%) above the lightest published configuration. Ballast can therefore change the practical hauling and ground-pressure picture substantially on this model.
Is the J.I. Case 1570 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 69th percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 1,994 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the J.I. Case 1570 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 16,000 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 20,350 lb (10.18 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the J.I. Case 1570 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 16,000 lb weight and 180 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 88.9 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.
