The Kubota M4970 tractor weighs 5,379 lb (2,439 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 57th percentile among comparable utility tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 49.5 hp, the tractor carries about 108.7 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Kubota M4970 weight is 5,379 lb (2,439 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,379 lb (2,439 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
5,379 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model5,379 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 weight5,379 lb (2,439 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower49.5 hp / 36.9 kW
Max length143.5 in (364 cm)
Max width68.9 in (175 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Kubota
Model
M4970
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1986 – 1988
Tractor type
Utility 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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5,379 lb
2,439 kg
2.69
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase83.1 in (211 cm)
Length143.5 in (364 cm)
Width68.9 in (175 cm)
Height95.3 in (242 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power49.5 hp (36.9 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower108.7 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length449.8 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length57.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,379 lb (2,439 kg)
Maximum published weight5,379 lb (2,439 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.69 US tons
Maximum published width68.9 in (175 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,379 lb (2,439 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 57th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,379 lb (2.69 US tons); published configurations reach 5,379 lb (2.69 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 68.9 in (5.7 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
Massey Ferguson 261 (5380 lb)
J.I. Case 310D (5375 lb)
Kubota M6800 (5375 lb)
Mahindra 2670 (5390 lb)
Mahindra 5145 (5390 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 5050E (5335 lb, 50.1 hp)
New Holland TT75 (5470 lb)
Kubota MZ50 (5225 lb, 49.3 hp)
Kubota MZ505 (5225 lb, 49.3 hp)
John Deere 1120 (5557 lb)
Common questions
Kubota M4970 weight FAQ
How much does a Kubota M4970 weigh?
The Kubota M4970 weighs 5,379 lb (2,439 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Kubota M4970 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 57th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 116 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Kubota M4970 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 68.9 in (5.7 ft). That is 33.1 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Kubota M4970 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,379 lb weight and 49.5 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 108.7 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 Kubota M4970 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.69 US tons, while the full published range is 2.69 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
