The Ford 8530 tractor weighs 11,395 lb (5,168 kg) using its published Weight 2WD weight. Other useful published figures are 13,920 lb (Weight — 4WD cab Powershift) and 11,995 lb (Weight — 2WD cab). That places it around the 35th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group.
The published Ford 8530 weight is 11,395–13,920 lb (5,168–6,314 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 11,395 lb (5,168 kg), listed as Weight — 2WD. The published configurations span 2,525 lb, a 22.2% 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
Average
11,395 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model11,395 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 weight11,395–13,920 lb (5,168–6,314 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower105 hp / 78.3 kW
Max length172 in (436 cm)
Max width82 in (208 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
8530
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1990 – 1993
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Published weight variants
5
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
2WD
11,395 lb
5,168 kg
5.7
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Weight
2WD cab
11,995 lb
5,440 kg
6
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Weight
4WD
12,600 lb
5,715 kg
6.3
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Weight
4WD cab
13,200 lb
5,987 kg
6.6
—
Weight
4WD cab Powershift
13,920 lb
6,314 kg
6.96
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
2,525 lbLightest to heaviest · 22.2% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 in (266 cm)
Length172 in (436 cm)
Width82 in (208 cm)
Height123.5 in (313 cm)
Ground clearance16.4 in (41 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power105 hp (78.3 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower108.5 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length795 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length61%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight11,395 lb (5,168 kg)
Maximum published weight13,920 lb (6,314 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.96 US tons
Maximum published width82 in (208 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range11,395–13,920 lb (5,168–6,314 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight — 2WD
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 35th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 11,395 lb (5.7 US tons); published configurations reach 13,920 lb (6.96 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 82 in (6.8 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
John Deere 6530 (11390 lb)
John Deere 6630 (11390 lb)
Massey Ferguson 1200 (11370 lb)
Case IH Maxxum 125 (11365 lb)
Ford 8600 (11430 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 7210 (11491 lb, 110 hp)
Case IH CS 110 (11056 lb, 103.6 hp)
Massey Ferguson 2645 (11570 lb, 110 hp)
Massey Ferguson 2640 (11200 lb, 110 hp)
Massey Ferguson 2620 (11710 lb, 102 hp)
Common questions
Ford 8530 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 8530 weigh?
The Ford 8530 weighs 11,395 lb (5,168 kg) using the published Weight — 2WD figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 11,395 to 13,920 lb (5,168 to 6,314 kg).
How much heavier is the 4WD Ford 8530 than the 2WD model?
Published 2WD weight is 11,395–11,995 lb (5,169–5,441 kg), while published 4WD weight is 12,600–13,920 lb (5,715–6,314 kg). On a midpoint basis, the published 4WD configurations are about 1,565 lb heavier. Tires, transmission and other configuration differences can also affect the number.
Is the Ford 8530 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 35th percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 2,611 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Ford 8530 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 82 in (6.8 ft). That is 20 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the Ford 8530 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 11,395 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 13,920 lb (6.96 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Ford 8530 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 11,395 lb weight and 105 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 108.5 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.
