The International Harvester 784 tractor weighs 5,950 lb (2,698 kg) using its published Utility Shipping weight. Other useful published figures are 5,850 lb (Low-profile Shipping) and 9,920 lb (Ballasted). That places it around the 64th percentile among comparable utility tractors, on the heavier side of its peer group.
Tractor weight specifications
International Harvester · 784 · Tractor weight guide
The published International Harvester 784 weight is 5,850–9,920 lb (2,653–4,499 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,950 lb (2,698 kg), listed as Utility Shipping. The published configurations span 4,070 lb, a 69.6% 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
Average
5,950 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model5,950 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 weight5,850–9,920 lb (2,653–4,499 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower67.4 hp / 50.3 kW
Max length148.2 in (376 cm)
Max width78.5 in (199 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
International Harvester
Model
784
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1977 – 1984
Tractor type
Utility 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
Utility Shipping
—
5,950 lb
2,698 kg
2.98
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Row-crop Shipping
—
6,200 lb
2,812 kg
3.1
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4WD Shipping
—
7,108 lb
3,224 kg
3.55
—
Low-profile Shipping
—
5,850 lb
2,653 kg
2.92
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Ballasted
—
9,920 lb
4,499 kg
4.96
—
Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
4,070 lbLightest to heaviest · 69.6% spread across published variants
+4,070 lbBase to ballasted · 69.6% increase
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase88 in (223 cm)
Length148.2 in (376 cm)
Width78.5 in (199 cm)
Height65 in (165 cm)
Ground clearance19.7 in (50 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power67.4 hp (50.3 kW)
Power basisPTO (claimed)
Weight per horsepower88.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length481.8 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length59.4%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,950 lb (2,698 kg)
Maximum published weight9,920 lb (4,499 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent4.96 US tons
Maximum published width78.5 in (199 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,850–9,920 lb (2,653–4,499 kg)
Primary weight basisUtility Shipping
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 64th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,950 lb (2.98 US tons); published configurations reach 9,920 lb (4.96 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 78.5 in (6.5 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 5605 (5952 lb)
John Deere 5705 (5952 lb)
New Holland T4040 (5953 lb)
International Harvester T-5 (5959 lb)
Massey Ferguson 290 (5940 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 2355 (5965 lb)
John Deere 2130 (5980 lb)
Kubota M7500 (5980 lb)
Massey Ferguson 283 (6030 lb, 67.1 hp)
New Holland TN70A (5975 lb, 70 hp)
Common questions
International Harvester 784 weight FAQ
How much does an International Harvester 784 weigh?
The International Harvester 784 weighs 5,950 lb (2,698 kg) using the published Utility Shipping figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 5,850 to 9,920 lb (2,653 to 4,499 kg).
How much does the International Harvester 784 weigh with ballast?
The published ballasted weight is 9,920 lb (4,500 kg). That is up to 4,070 lb (69.6%) above the lightest published configuration. Ballast can therefore change the practical hauling and ground-pressure picture substantially on this model.
Is the International Harvester 784 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 64th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 687 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the International Harvester 784 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 78.5 in (6.5 ft). That is 23.5 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 784 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,950 lb weight and 67.4 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 88.3 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 784 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.98 US tons, while the full published range is 2.92–4.96 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
