The Farmall Super BMD tractor weighs 5,456 lb (2,474 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 10th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, lighter than about 90% of its peers. With 42 hp, the tractor carries about 129.9 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Farmall Super BMD weight is 5,456 lb (2,474 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,456 lb (2,474 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Light
5,456 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model5,456 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 weight5,456 lb (2,474 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower42 hp / 31.3 kW
Max length113.5 in (288 cm)
Max width96 in (243.8 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Farmall
Model
Super BMD
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1953 – 1959
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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5,456 lb
2,474 kg
2.73
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase94.1 in (239 cm)
Length113.5 in (288 cm)
Width96 in (243.8 cm)
Height77.6 in (197 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power42 hp (31.3 kW)
Power basisDrawbar (claimed)
Weight per horsepower129.9 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length576.8 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length82.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,456 lb (2,474 kg)
Maximum published weight5,456 lb (2,474 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.73 US tons
Maximum published width96 in (243.8 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,456 lb (2,474 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionLight among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 11th percentile
Physical size classSmall
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,456 lb (2.73 US tons); published configurations reach 5,456 lb (2.73 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 96 in (8 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
Ford 3930 (5446 lb)
New Holland 3930 (5446 lb)
John Deere 5060E (5445 lb)
Kubota ME5700 (5445 lb)
John Deere 1550 (5468 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Farmall 350 (5365 lb)
Farmall Super BM (5300 lb, 42.5 hp)
Farmall Super M (5603 lb, 44.23 hp)
Farmall 460 (5835 lb)
John Deere 2010 (5054 lb)
Common questions
Farmall Super BMD weight FAQ
How much does a Farmall Super BMD weigh?
The Farmall Super BMD weighs 5,456 lb (2,474 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Farmall Super BMD a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 11th percentile, lighter than roughly 89% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the light range for this comparison. It is 8,550 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Farmall Super BMD for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 96 in (8 ft). That is 6 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Farmall Super BMD weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,456 lb weight and 42 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 129.9 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 Farmall Super BMD weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.73 US tons, while the full published range is 2.73 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
