The New Holland 8970A tractor weighs 17,250 lb (7,824 kg) using its published 2WD Shipping weight. Other useful published figures are 19,590 lb (SuperSteer Shipping) and 18,690 lb (4WD Shipping). That places it around the 75th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group.
The published New Holland 8970A weight is 17,250–19,590 lb (7,824–8,886 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 17,250 lb (7,824 kg), listed as 2WD Shipping. The published configurations span 2,340 lb, a 13.6% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Heavy
17,250 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model17,250 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 weight17,250–19,590 lb (7,824–8,886 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower210 hp / 156.6 kW
Max length212 in (538 cm)
Max height124 in (314 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
New Holland
Model
8970A
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
2001 – 2003
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Published weight variants
3
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
2WD Shipping
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17,250 lb
7,824 kg
8.62
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4WD Shipping
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18,690 lb
8,477 kg
9.35
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SuperSteer Shipping
—
19,590 lb
8,886 kg
9.79
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
2,340 lbLightest to heaviest · 13.6% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase122.6 in (311 cm)
Length212 in (538 cm)
Height124 in (314 cm)
Ground clearance18.6 in (47 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power210 hp (156.6 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower82.1 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length976.4 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length57.8%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight17,250 lb (7,824 kg)
Maximum published weight19,590 lb (8,886 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent9.79 US tons
Weight context
Weight range17,250–19,590 lb (7,824–8,886 kg)
Primary weight basis2WD Shipping
Peer positionHeavy among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 75th percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 17,250 lb (8.62 US tons); published configurations reach 19,590 lb (9.79 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
New Holland 8670A (17250 lb)
New Holland 8770A (17250 lb)
New Holland 8870A (17250 lb)
International Harvester 5488 (17240 lb)
John Deere 7820 (17230 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 6499 (17460 lb, 215 hp)
Ford 8870 (16700 lb, 210 hp)
New Holland 8870 (16700 lb, 210 hp)
Massey Ferguson 7722S (17058 lb, 200 hp)
Massey Ferguson 6497 (17460 lb, 200 hp)
Common questions
New Holland 8970A weight FAQ
How much does a New Holland 8970A weigh?
The New Holland 8970A weighs 17,250 lb (7,824 kg) using the published 2WD Shipping figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 17,250 to 19,590 lb (7,824 to 8,886 kg).
How much heavier is the 4WD New Holland 8970A than the 2WD model?
Published 2WD weight is 17,250 lb (7,824 kg), while published 4WD weight is 18,690 lb (8,478 kg). On a midpoint basis, the published 4WD configurations are about 1,440 lb heavier. Tires, transmission and other configuration differences can also affect the number.
Is the New Holland 8970A a heavy row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 75th percentile, heavier than roughly 75% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the heavy range for this comparison. It is 3,244 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the New Holland 8970A weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 17,250 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 19,590 lb (9.79 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the New Holland 8970A weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 17,250 lb weight and 210 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 82.1 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 New Holland 8970A weigh?
The representative published weight is about 8.62 US tons, while the full published range is 8.62–9.79 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
