The International Harvester 544 tractor weighs 7,195 lb (3,263 kg) using its published Diesel gear Operating weight. Other useful published figures are 4,980 lb (Gasoline Shipping) and 7,215 lb (Diesel hydro Operating). That places it around the 75th percentile among comparable utility tractors, heavier than about 75% of its peers.
Tractor weight specifications
International Harvester · 544 · Tractor weight guide
The published International Harvester 544 weight is 4,980–7,215 lb (2,258–3,272 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 7,195 lb (3,263 kg), listed as Diesel gear Operating. The published configurations span 2,235 lb, a 44.9% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Heavy
7,195 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model7,195 lb
Average5,263 lb
High9,595 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 weight4,980–7,215 lb (2,258–3,272 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower52 hp / 38.8 kW
Max length138 in (350 cm)
Max width71 in (180 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
544
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1968 – 1973
Tractor type
Utility Tractor
Published weight variants
4
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
Gasoline Shipping
—
4,980 lb
2,258 kg
2.49
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Diesel Shipping
—
5,220 lb
2,367 kg
2.61
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Diesel gear Operating
—
7,195 lb
3,263 kg
3.6
—
Diesel hydro Operating
—
7,215 lb
3,272 kg
3.61
—
Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
2,235 lbLightest to heaviest · 44.9% spread across published variants
+2,215 lbShipping to operating · 44.5% increase
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase73 in (185 cm)
Length138 in (350 cm)
Width71 in (180 cm)
Height62 in (157 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power52 hp (38.8 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower138.4 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length625.7 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length52.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight7,195 lb (3,263 kg)
Maximum published weight7,215 lb (3,272 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent3.61 US tons
Maximum published width71 in (180 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range4,980–7,215 lb (2,258–3,272 kg)
Primary weight basisDiesel gear Operating
Peer positionHeavy among Utility Tractor peers · 75th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 7,195 lb (3.6 US tons); published configurations reach 7,215 lb (3.61 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 71 in (5.9 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
Farmall 544 (7195 lb)
John Deere 5100M (7191 lb)
New Holland 4635 (7209 lb)
New Holland L60 (7209 lb)
Case IH Farmall 95C (7180 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
J.I. Case 1210 (7100 lb)
Case IH CX50 (7286 lb, 53 hp)
John Deere 1641 (7409 lb)
Case IH C50 (7595 lb, 53 hp)
John Deere 5310 (6800 lb, 53 hp)
Common questions
International Harvester 544 weight FAQ
How much does an International Harvester 544 weigh?
The International Harvester 544 weighs 7,195 lb (3,263 kg) using the published Diesel gear Operating figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 4,980 to 7,215 lb (2,258 to 3,272 kg).
How much does the hydrostatic International Harvester 544 weigh compared with the gear-drive version?
The published hydrostatic weight is 7,215 lb (3,273 kg), while gear-drive configurations are 7,195 lb (3,264 kg). The exact difference depends on drivetrain as well as transmission, so the configuration table above is the safest like-for-like reference.
What is the operating weight of the International Harvester 544 compared with shipping weight?
Published operating weight is 7,195–7,215 lb (3,264–3,273 kg), versus 4,980–5,220 lb (2,259–2,368 kg) for shipping weight. That is roughly 2,215 lb (44.5%) more than shipping weight. Operating weight is generally the more useful starting point when estimating a ready-to-use tractor.
Is the International Harvester 544 a heavy utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 75th percentile, heavier than roughly 75% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the heavy range for this comparison. It is 1,932 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the International Harvester 544 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 71 in (5.9 ft). That is 31 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 544 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 7,195 lb weight and 52 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 138.4 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.
