The Ford 741 tractor weighs 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 2nd percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, lighter than about 98% of its peers. With 48.4 hp, the tractor carries about 70.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Ford 741 weight is 3,400 lb (1,542 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 3,400 lb (1,542 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
3,400 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model3,400 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 weight3,400 lb (1,542 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower48.4 hp / 36.1 kW
Max length132.1 in (335 cm)
Max height65.07 in (165 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
741
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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3,400 lb
1,542 kg
1.7
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase85.3 in (216 cm)
Length132.1 in (335 cm)
Height65.07 in (165 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power48.4 hp (36.1 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower70.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length308.9 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length64.6%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight3,400 lb (1,542 kg)
Maximum published weight3,400 lb (1,542 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent1.7 US tons
Weight context
Weight range3,400 lb (1,542 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery light among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 3rd percentile
Physical size classBelow-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 3,400 lb (1.7 US tons); published configurations reach 3,400 lb (1.7 US tons). 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
Ford 771 (3400 lb)
Ford 820 (3400 lb)
Ford 840 (3400 lb)
Ford 850 (3400 lb)
Ford 860 (3400 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Ford 771 (3400 lb, 48.4 hp)
Ford 940 (3626 lb, 40 hp)
Ford 950 (3626 lb, 40 hp)
Ford 941 (3300 lb, 62.6 hp)
Massey Ferguson 50X (3750 lb, 42 hp)
Common questions
Ford 741 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 741 weigh?
The Ford 741 weighs 3,400 lb (1,542 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Ford 741 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 3rd percentile, lighter than roughly 97% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the very light range for this comparison. It is 10,606 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
What is the Ford 741 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 3,400 lb weight and 48.4 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 70.2 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 Ford 741 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 1.7 US tons, while the full published range is 1.7 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
