The Ford 541 tractor weighs 3,664 lb (1,661 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 4th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, lighter than about 96% of its peers. With 34 hp, the tractor carries about 107.8 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Ford 541 weight is 3,664 lb (1,661 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 3,664 lb (1,661 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Very light
3,664 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model3,664 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 weight3,664 lb (1,661 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower34 hp / 25.4 kW
Max length140.5 in (356 cm)
Max width55.6 in (141.2 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
541
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1958 – 1962
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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3,664 lb
1,661 kg
1.83
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase89 in (226 cm)
Length140.5 in (356 cm)
Width55.6 in (141.2 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power34 hp (25.4 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower107.8 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length312.9 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length63.3%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight3,664 lb (1,661 kg)
Maximum published weight3,664 lb (1,661 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent1.83 US tons
Maximum published width55.6 in (141.2 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range3,664 lb (1,661 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery light among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 4th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 3,664 lb (1.83 US tons); published configurations reach 3,664 lb (1.83 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 55.6 in (4.6 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
Massey Ferguson 1552 (3663 lb)
International Harvester 8-16 (3660 lb)
Farmall F-235 (3650 lb)
International Harvester F-240 (3638 lb)
Massey Ferguson 145 (3638 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 441 (3620 lb, 33 hp)
J.I. Case 431 (3839 lb, 34 hp)
Ford 960 (3626 lb, 38.4 hp)
Ford 940 (3626 lb, 40 hp)
Ford 950 (3626 lb, 40 hp)
Common questions
Ford 541 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 541 weigh?
The Ford 541 weighs 3,664 lb (1,661 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Ford 541 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 4th percentile, lighter than roughly 96% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the very light range for this comparison. It is 10,342 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Ford 541 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 55.6 in (4.6 ft). That is 46.4 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Ford 541 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 3,664 lb weight and 34 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 107.8 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 541 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 1.83 US tons, while the full published range is 1.83 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
