The Ford 8401 tractor weighs 10,472 lb (4,750 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 30th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group. With 109.2 hp, the tractor carries about 95.8 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Ford 8401 weight is 10,472 lb (4,750 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 10,472 lb (4,750 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
10,472 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model10,472 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 weight10,472 lb (4,750 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower109.2 hp / 81.5 kW
Max length165 in (419 cm)
Max height90 in (228 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
8401
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1980 – 1985
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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10,472 lb
4,750 kg
5.24
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Length165 in (419 cm)
Height90 in (228 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power109.2 hp (81.5 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower95.8 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length761.6 lb/ft
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight10,472 lb (4,750 kg)
Maximum published weight10,472 lb (4,750 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent5.24 US tons
Weight context
Weight range10,472 lb (4,750 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 30th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 10,472 lb (5.24 US tons); published configurations reach 10,472 lb (5.24 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
Massey Ferguson 3120 (10470 lb)
John Deere 4040 (10490 lb)
New Holland T6010 (10450 lb)
New Holland TS120 (10450 lb)
New Holland TS115 (10449 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 1090 (10400 lb, 110 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1114 (10694 lb, 110 hp)
John Deere 6600 (10250 lb, 110 hp)
Case IH Maxxum 110 (10240 lb, 110 hp)
New Holland T6.145 (10561 lb, 116 hp)
Common questions
Ford 8401 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 8401 weigh?
The Ford 8401 weighs 10,472 lb (4,750 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Ford 8401 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 30th percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 3,534 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the Ford 8401 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 10,472 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 10,472 lb (5.24 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Ford 8401 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 10,472 lb weight and 109.2 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 95.8 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 8401 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 5.24 US tons, while the full published range is 5.24 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
