The Massey Ferguson 1098 tractor weighs 13,285 lb (6,026 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 52nd percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 106 hp, the tractor carries about 125.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Massey Ferguson 1098 weight is 13,285 lb (6,026 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 13,285 lb (6,026 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
13,285 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model13,285 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 weight13,285 lb (6,026 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower106 hp / 79 kW
Max length148.8 in (377 cm)
Max width100 in (254 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Massey Ferguson
Model
1098
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1972 – 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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13,285 lb
6,026 kg
6.64
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase95.3 in (242 cm)
Length148.8 in (377 cm)
Width100 in (254 cm)
Height73.2 in (185 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power106 hp (79 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower125.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length1,071.4 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length64%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight13,285 lb (6,026 kg)
Maximum published weight13,285 lb (6,026 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.64 US tons
Maximum published width100 in (254 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range13,285 lb (6,026 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 52nd percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 13,285 lb (6.64 US tons); published configurations reach 13,285 lb (6.64 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 100 in (8.3 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
John Deere 7420 (13280 lb)
John Deere 7510 (13280 lb)
John Deere 7520 (13280 lb)
John Deere 4440 (13270 lb)
Massey Ferguson 8130 (13320 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
International Harvester Hydro 186 (13135 lb, 104 hp)
International Harvester 986 (13030 lb, 105 hp)
John Deere 4530 (13480 lb, 114 hp)
John Deere 4240 (12395 lb, 110 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1135 (13550 lb, 121 hp)
Common questions
Massey Ferguson 1098 weight FAQ
How much does a Massey Ferguson 1098 weigh?
The Massey Ferguson 1098 weighs 13,285 lb (6,026 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Massey Ferguson 1098 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 52nd percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 721 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Massey Ferguson 1098 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 100 in (8.3 ft). That is 2 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the Massey Ferguson 1098 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 13,285 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 13,285 lb (6.64 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Massey Ferguson 1098 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 13,285 lb weight and 106 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 125.3 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 1098 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 6.64 US tons, while the full published range is 6.64 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
