The Ford 5900 tractor weighs 5,760 lb (2,612 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 63rd percentile among comparable utility tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group. With 73 hp, the tractor carries about 78.9 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Ford 5900 weight is 5,760 lb (2,612 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,760 lb (2,612 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
5,760 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model5,760 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 weight5,760 lb (2,612 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower73 hp / 54.4 kW
Max length146 in (370 cm)
Max width76.9 in (195 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
5900
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1985 – 1993
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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5,760 lb
2,612 kg
2.88
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase87.5 in (222 cm)
Length146 in (370 cm)
Width76.9 in (195 cm)
Height96 in (243 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power73 hp (54.4 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower78.9 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length473.4 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length59.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,760 lb (2,612 kg)
Maximum published weight5,760 lb (2,612 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.88 US tons
Maximum published width76.9 in (195 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,760 lb (2,612 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 63rd percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,760 lb (2.88 US tons); published configurations reach 5,760 lb (2.88 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 76.9 in (6.4 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
Kubota M5970 (5765 lb)
International Harvester T-4 (5767 lb)
John Deere 1520 (5770 lb)
International Harvester T-340 (5750 lb)
John Deere 5400 (5750 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 1950 (5798 lb)
Case IH 695 (5720 lb, 72 hp)
Case IH Farmall 80 (5702 lb, 72 hp)
Case IH JX80 (5702 lb, 72 hp)
New Holland TD75D (5702 lb, 72 hp)
Common questions
Ford 5900 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 5900 weigh?
The Ford 5900 weighs 5,760 lb (2,612 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Ford 5900 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 63rd percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 497 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Ford 5900 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 76.9 in (6.4 ft). That is 25.1 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Ford 5900 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,760 lb weight and 73 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 78.9 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 Ford 5900 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.88 US tons, while the full published range is 2.88 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
