The Massey Ferguson 1078 tractor weighs 10,046 lb (4,556 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 27th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group. With 75 hp, the tractor carries about 133.9 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Massey Ferguson 1078 weight is 10,046 lb (4,556 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 10,046 lb (4,556 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Light
10,046 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model10,046 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 weight10,046 lb (4,556 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower75 hp / 55.9 kW
Max length144.9 in (368 cm)
Max width86.6 in (219 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Massey Ferguson
Model
1078
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1971 – 1977
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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10,046 lb
4,556 kg
5.02
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase92.5 in (234 cm)
Length144.9 in (368 cm)
Width86.6 in (219 cm)
Height70.9 in (180 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power75 hp (55.9 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower133.9 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length832 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length63.8%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight10,046 lb (4,556 kg)
Maximum published weight10,046 lb (4,556 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent5.02 US tons
Maximum published width86.6 in (219 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range10,046 lb (4,556 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionLight among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 27th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 10,046 lb (5.02 US tons); published configurations reach 10,046 lb (5.02 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 86.6 in (7.2 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
J.I. Case 970 (10050 lb)
John Deere 6605 (10050 lb)
Case IH Farmall 110U (10031 lb)
Case IH Farmall 120U (10031 lb)
J.I. Case 25-45 (10065 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 970 (10050 lb, 86 hp)
John Deere 4030 (9180 lb, 80 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1014 (9978 lb, 95 hp)
John Deere 4040 (10490 lb, 90 hp)
Farmall 856 (10290 lb, 95 hp)
Common questions
Massey Ferguson 1078 weight FAQ
How much does a Massey Ferguson 1078 weigh?
The Massey Ferguson 1078 weighs 10,046 lb (4,556 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Massey Ferguson 1078 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 27th percentile, lighter than roughly 73% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the light range for this comparison. It is 3,960 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Massey Ferguson 1078 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 86.6 in (7.2 ft). That is 15.4 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the Massey Ferguson 1078 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 10,046 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 10,046 lb (5.02 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Massey Ferguson 1078 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 10,046 lb weight and 75 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 133.9 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.
How many tons does the Massey Ferguson 1078 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 5.02 US tons, while the full published range is 5.02 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
