The Farmall 1568 tractor weighs 12,960 lb (5,878 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 48th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 172 hp, the tractor carries about 75.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Farmall 1568 weight is 12,960 lb (5,878 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 12,960 lb (5,878 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
12,960 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model12,960 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 weight12,960 lb (5,878 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower172 hp / 128.3 kW
Max length168 in (426 cm)
Max height128 in (325 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Farmall
Model
1568
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1974 – 1976
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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12,960 lb
5,878 kg
6.48
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 in (266 cm)
Length168 in (426 cm)
Height128 in (325 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power172 hp (128.3 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower75.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length925.7 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length62.5%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight12,960 lb (5,878 kg)
Maximum published weight12,960 lb (5,878 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.48 US tons
Weight context
Weight range12,960 lb (5,878 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 48th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 12,960 lb (6.48 US tons); published configurations reach 12,960 lb (6.48 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
International Harvester 1568 (12960 lb)
John Deere 6930 Premium (12960 lb)
John Deere 6920 Premium (12965 lb)
John Deere 6920S Premium (12965 lb)
New Holland TM140 (12935 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
International Harvester 1568 (12960 lb, 172 hp)
Ford 8830 (12995 lb, 170 hp)
Massey Ferguson 3690 (13073 lb, 170 hp)
John Deere 4440 (12846 lb, 162.3 hp)
New Holland T7.210 (13228 lb, 165 hp)
Common questions
Farmall 1568 weight FAQ
How much does a Farmall 1568 weigh?
The Farmall 1568 weighs 12,960 lb (5,878 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Farmall 1568 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 48th percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 1,046 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the Farmall 1568 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 12,960 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 12,960 lb (6.48 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Farmall 1568 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 12,960 lb weight and 172 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 75.3 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 Farmall 1568 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 6.48 US tons, while the full published range is 6.48 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
