The Kubota M8970 tractor weighs 7,716 lb (3,499 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 79th percentile among comparable utility tractors, heavier than about 79% of its peers. With 104.5 hp, the tractor carries about 73.8 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Kubota M8970 weight is 7,716 lb (3,499 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 7,716 lb (3,499 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Heavy
7,716 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model7,716 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 weight7,716 lb (3,499 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower104.5 hp / 77.9 kW
Max length160.2 in (406 cm)
Max width80.7 in (204 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Kubota
Model
M8970
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1990 – 1998
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
—
7,716 lb
3,499 kg
3.86
—
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase97.2 in (246 cm)
Length160.2 in (406 cm)
Width80.7 in (204 cm)
Height115 in (292 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power104.5 hp (77.9 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower73.8 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length578 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length60.7%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight7,716 lb (3,499 kg)
Maximum published weight7,716 lb (3,499 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent3.86 US tons
Maximum published width80.7 in (204 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range7,716 lb (3,499 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionHeavy among Utility Tractor peers · 79th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 7,716 lb (3.86 US tons); published configurations reach 7,716 lb (3.86 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 80.7 in (6.7 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
New Holland T5040 (7716 lb)
New Holland T5050 (7716 lb)
New Holland T5060 (7716 lb)
New Holland T5070 (7716 lb)
Massey Ferguson 377 (7718 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
New Holland T5060 (7716 lb, 105 hp)
John Deere 6415 (7695 lb, 104.6 hp)
Kubota M5-111 (7685 lb, 105.6 hp)
John Deere 1641 (7409 lb)
Ford 7630 (8000 lb, 103 hp)
Common questions
Kubota M8970 weight FAQ
How much does a Kubota M8970 weigh?
The Kubota M8970 weighs 7,716 lb (3,499 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Kubota M8970 a heavy utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 79th percentile, heavier than roughly 79% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the heavy range for this comparison. It is 2,453 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Kubota M8970 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 80.7 in (6.7 ft). That is 21.3 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Kubota M8970 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 7,716 lb weight and 104.5 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 73.8 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 M8970 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 3.86 US tons, while the full published range is 3.86 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
