The Ford 8730 tractor weighs 12,185 lb (5,527 kg) using its published Weight 2WD weight. Other useful published figures are 14,710 lb (Weight — 4WD cab Powershift) and 12,785 lb (Weight — 2WD cab). That places it around the 41st percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group.
The published Ford 8730 weight is 12,185–14,710 lb (5,527–6,672 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 12,185 lb (5,527 kg), listed as Weight — 2WD. The published configurations span 2,525 lb, a 20.7% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
12,185 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model12,185 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 weight12,185–14,710 lb (5,527–6,672 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower140 hp / 104.4 kW
Max length191 in (485 cm)
Max width82 in (208 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Ford
Model
8730
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1990 – 1993
Tractor type
Row-Crop Tractor
Published weight variants
5
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
2WD
12,185 lb
5,527 kg
6.09
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Weight
2WD cab
12,785 lb
5,799 kg
6.39
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Weight
4WD
13,390 lb
6,073 kg
6.7
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Weight
4WD cab
13,990 lb
6,345 kg
7
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Weight
4WD cab Powershift
14,710 lb
6,672 kg
7.36
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
2,525 lbLightest to heaviest · 20.7% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase111 in (281 cm)
Length191 in (485 cm)
Width82 in (208 cm)
Height124.6 in (316 cm)
Ground clearance16.4 in (41 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power140 hp (104.4 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower87 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length765.5 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length58.1%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight12,185 lb (5,527 kg)
Maximum published weight14,710 lb (6,672 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent7.36 US tons
Maximum published width82 in (208 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range12,185–14,710 lb (5,527–6,672 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight — 2WD
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 41st percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 12,185 lb (6.09 US tons); published configurations reach 14,710 lb (7.36 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 82 in (6.8 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 6140M (12200 lb)
John Deere 6145M (12200 lb)
Allis Chalmers 220 (12160 lb)
International Harvester 1255 (12215 lb)
Farmall 1066 (12148 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 6140M (12200 lb, 140 hp)
John Deere 4255 (12225 lb, 142.2 hp)
John Deere 6145M (12200 lb, 145 hp)
Allis Chalmers 220 (12160 lb, 135 hp)
Massey Ferguson 650 (11964 lb, 138 hp)
Common questions
Ford 8730 weight FAQ
How much does a Ford 8730 weigh?
The Ford 8730 weighs 12,185 lb (5,527 kg) using the published Weight — 2WD figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 12,185 to 14,710 lb (5,527 to 6,672 kg).
How much heavier is the 4WD Ford 8730 than the 2WD model?
Published 2WD weight is 12,185–12,785 lb (5,527–5,799 kg), while published 4WD weight is 13,390–14,710 lb (6,074–6,672 kg). On a midpoint basis, the published 4WD configurations are about 1,565 lb heavier. Tires, transmission and other configuration differences can also affect the number.
Is the Ford 8730 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 41st percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 1,821 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the Ford 8730 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 82 in (6.8 ft). That is 20 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the Ford 8730 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 12,185 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 14,710 lb (7.36 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the Ford 8730 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 12,185 lb weight and 140 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 87 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.
