The J.I. Case 400 tractor weighs 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) using its published Shipping weight weight. Other useful published figures are 6,000 lb (Weight). That places it around the 31st percentile among comparable standard-tread tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group.
The published J.I. Case 400 weight is 5,600–6,000 lb (2,540–2,721 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,600 lb (2,540 kg), listed as Shipping weight. The published configurations span 400 lb, a 7.1% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 53 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
5,600 lb
Low4,166 lb
This model5,600 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 weight5,600–6,000 lb (2,540–2,721 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeStandard-Tread Tractor
Primary horsepower50 hp / 37.3 kW
Max length133 in (337 cm)
Max width66.6 in (169 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
J.I. Case
Model
400
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1955 – 1957
Tractor type
Standard-Tread Tractor
Published weight variants
2
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
—
6,000 lb
2,721 kg
3
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Shipping weight
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5,600 lb
2,540 kg
2.8
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
400 lbLightest to heaviest · 7.1% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase82 in (208 cm)
Length133 in (337 cm)
Width66.6 in (169 cm)
Height89 in (226 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power50 hp (37.3 kW)
Power basisBelt (claimed)
Weight per horsepower112 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length505.3 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length61.7%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Maximum published weight6,000 lb (2,721 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent3 US tons
Maximum published width66.6 in (169 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,600–6,000 lb (2,540–2,721 kg)
Primary weight basisShipping weight
Peer positionAverage among Standard-Tread Tractor peers · 31st percentile
Physical size classBelow-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,600 lb (2.8 US tons); published configurations reach 6,000 lb (3 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 66.6 in (5.5 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 1830 (5600 lb)
Farmall Super M (5603 lb)
Case IH Farmall 80N (5613 lb)
Kubota M8200 (5585 lb)
Case IH 3220 (5617 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
International Harvester 10-20 Titan (5525 lb)
J.I. Case L (5307 lb, 45 hp)
J.I. Case 830 (5694 lb, 66 hp)
John Deere Dain AWD (4600 lb)
International Harvester 600 (6700 lb, 52 hp)
Common questions
J.I. Case 400 weight FAQ
How much does a J.I. Case 400 weigh?
The J.I. Case 400 weighs 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) using the published Shipping weight figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 5,600 to 6,000 lb (2,540 to 2,721 kg).
Is the J.I. Case 400 heavy or light for a standard-tread tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 31st percentile, near the middle of the standard-tread tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 2,799 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 8,399 lb.
How wide is the J.I. Case 400 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 66.6 in (5.5 ft). That is 35.4 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the J.I. Case 400 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,600 lb weight and 50 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 112 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 J.I. Case 400 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.8 US tons, while the full published range is 2.8–3 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
