The International Harvester 15-30 tractor weighs 8,990 lb (4,077 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 65th percentile among comparable standard-tread tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group. With 25.9 hp, the tractor carries about 347.1 lb of published weight per horsepower.
Tractor weight specifications
International Harvester · 15-30 · Tractor weight guide
The published International Harvester 15-30 weight is 8,990 lb (4,077 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 8,990 lb (4,077 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 53 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
8,990 lb
Low4,166 lb
This model8,990 lb
Average8,399 lb
High13,320 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 weight8,990 lb (4,077 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeStandard-Tread Tractor
Primary horsepower25.9 hp / 19.3 kW
Max length140.5 in (356 cm)
Max width85 in (215 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
15-30
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1917 – 1921
Tractor type
Standard-Tread 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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8,990 lb
4,077 kg
4.5
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Length140.5 in (356 cm)
Width85 in (215 cm)
Height118 in (299 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power25.9 hp (19.3 kW)
Power basisDrawbar (tested)
Weight per horsepower347.1 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length767.8 lb/ft
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight8,990 lb (4,077 kg)
Maximum published weight8,990 lb (4,077 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent4.5 US tons
Maximum published width85 in (215 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range8,990 lb (4,077 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 63rd percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 8,990 lb (4.5 US tons); published configurations reach 8,990 lb (4.5 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 85 in (7.1 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
Kubota M105X (8987 lb)
International Harvester Type A 12HP (9000 lb)
J.I. Case 12-25 (9000 lb)
Kubota M115 (8973 lb)
Kubota M125 (8973 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 610 (7625 lb)
J.I. Case 22-40 (10200 lb, 31.27 hp)
Allis Chalmers 25-40 E (7000 lb)
J.I. Case 25-45 (10065 lb, 34.65 hp)
Allis Chalmers A (7175 lb, 33 hp)
Common questions
International Harvester 15-30 weight FAQ
How much does an International Harvester 15-30 weigh?
The International Harvester 15-30 weighs 8,990 lb (4,077 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the International Harvester 15-30 heavy or light for a standard-tread tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 63rd percentile, near the middle of the standard-tread tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 591 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 8,399 lb.
How wide is the International Harvester 15-30 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 85 in (7.1 ft). That is 17 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the International Harvester 15-30 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 8,990 lb weight and 25.9 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 347.1 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 International Harvester 15-30 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 4.5 US tons, while the full published range is 4.5 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
