The Massey Ferguson 342 tractor weighs 5,512 lb (2,500 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 59th percentile among comparable utility tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 42 hp, the tractor carries about 131.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Massey Ferguson 342 weight is 5,512 lb (2,500 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,512 lb (2,500 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
5,512 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model5,512 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 weight5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower42 hp / 31.3 kW
Max length137.4 in (348 cm)
Max height94.1 in (239 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Massey Ferguson
Model
342
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1993 – 1997
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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5,512 lb
2,500 kg
2.76
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase81.9 in (208 cm)
Length137.4 in (348 cm)
Height94.1 in (239 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power42 hp (31.3 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower131.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length481.4 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length59.6%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Maximum published weight5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.76 US tons
Weight context
Weight range5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 59th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,512 lb (2.76 US tons); published configurations reach 5,512 lb (2.76 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
John Deere 5625 (5512 lb)
John Deere 5725 (5512 lb)
John Deere 75F (5512 lb)
New Holland TN90F (5512 lb)
John Deere 5065E (5500 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
New Holland TT75 (5470 lb)
John Deere 1120 (5557 lb)
Massey Ferguson 275 (5560 lb)
Mahindra 5545 (5567 lb, 43 hp)
John Deere 1550 (5468 lb, 43.4 hp)
Common questions
Massey Ferguson 342 weight FAQ
How much does a Massey Ferguson 342 weigh?
The Massey Ferguson 342 weighs 5,512 lb (2,500 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Massey Ferguson 342 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 59th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 249 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
What is the Massey Ferguson 342 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,512 lb weight and 42 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 131.2 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 342 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.76 US tons, while the full published range is 2.76 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
