The Ford 3900 tractor weighs 4,766 lb (2,161 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 52nd percentile among comparable utility tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 47 hp, the tractor carries about 101.4 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Ford 3900 weight is 4,766 lb (2,161 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 4,766 lb (2,161 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
4,766 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model4,766 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 weight4,766 lb (2,161 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower47 hp / 35 kW
Max length134.7 in (342 cm)
Max width73.2 in (185 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
3900
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1975 – 1981
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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4,766 lb
2,161 kg
2.38
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase77.6 in (197 cm)
Length134.7 in (342 cm)
Width73.2 in (185 cm)
Height90.6 in (230 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power47 hp (35 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower101.4 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length424.6 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length57.6%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight4,766 lb (2,161 kg)
Maximum published weight4,766 lb (2,161 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.38 US tons
Maximum published width73.2 in (185 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range4,766 lb (2,161 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 52nd percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 4,766 lb (2.38 US tons); published configurations reach 4,766 lb (2.38 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 73.2 in (6.1 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 830 (4740 lb)
Massey Ferguson 3330 (4740 lb)
Massey Ferguson 3340 (4740 lb)
Massey Ferguson 3350 (4740 lb)
Massey Ferguson 3355 (4740 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 1020 (4730 lb)
John Deere 1030 (4720 lb)
Mahindra 4510 (4737 lb, 45 hp)
International Harvester 533 (4938 lb)
Yanmar YM347 (4597 lb, 47 hp)
Common questions
Ford 3900 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 3900 weigh?
The Ford 3900 weighs 4,766 lb (2,161 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Ford 3900 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 52nd percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 497 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Ford 3900 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 73.2 in (6.1 ft). That is 28.8 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Ford 3900 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 4,766 lb weight and 47 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 101.4 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 3900 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.38 US tons, while the full published range is 2.38 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
