The John Deere R tractor weighs 7,603 lb (3,448 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 54th percentile among comparable standard-tread tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 43.1 hp, the tractor carries about 176.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere R weight is 7,603 lb (3,448 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 7,603 lb (3,448 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 53 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
7,603 lb
Low4,166 lb
This model7,603 lb
Average8,399 lb
High13,320 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 weight7,603 lb (3,448 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeStandard-Tread Tractor
Primary horsepower43.1 hp / 32.2 kW
Max length147 in (373 cm)
Max width79.5 in (201 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
R
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1949 – 1954
Tractor type
Standard-Tread 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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7,603 lb
3,448 kg
3.8
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase85.5 in (217 cm)
Length147 in (373 cm)
Width79.5 in (201 cm)
Height78.12 in (198 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power43.1 hp (32.2 kW)
Power basisDrawbar (tested)
Weight per horsepower176.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length620.7 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length58.2%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight7,603 lb (3,448 kg)
Maximum published weight7,603 lb (3,448 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent3.8 US tons
Maximum published width79.5 in (201 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range7,603 lb (3,448 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 56th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 7,603 lb (3.8 US tons); published configurations reach 7,603 lb (3.8 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 79.5 in (6.6 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
Case IH C60 (7605 lb)
J.I. Case 700 (7600 lb)
John Deere 6400 (7607 lb)
Case IH C50 (7595 lb)
New Holland TS6020 (7617 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 610 (7625 lb)
Allis Chalmers 25-40 E (7000 lb)
International Harvester 650 (7319 lb, 57 hp)
Allis Chalmers A (7175 lb, 33 hp)
J.I. Case 730 (7000 lb, 56 hp)
Common questions
John Deere R weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere R weigh?
The John Deere R weighs 7,603 lb (3,448 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere R heavy or light for a standard-tread tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 56th percentile, near the middle of the standard-tread tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 796 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 8,399 lb.
How wide is the John Deere R for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 79.5 in (6.6 ft). That is 22.5 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the John Deere R weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 7,603 lb weight and 43.1 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 176.2 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 John Deere R weigh?
The representative published weight is about 3.8 US tons, while the full published range is 3.8 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
