The John Deere 1830 tractor weighs 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 60th percentile among comparable utility tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 68 hp, the tractor carries about 82.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 1830 weight is 5,600 lb (2,540 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 5,600 lb (2,540 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
5,600 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model5,600 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 weight5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower68 hp / 50.7 kW
Max length141.7 in (359 cm)
Max width76.4 in (194 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
1830
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1973 – 1979
Tractor type
Utility 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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5,600 lb
2,540 kg
2.8
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase85.8 in (217 cm)
Length141.7 in (359 cm)
Width76.4 in (194 cm)
Height102.8 in (261 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power68 hp (50.7 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower82.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length474.2 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length60.6%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Maximum published weight5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent2.8 US tons
Maximum published width76.4 in (194 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 60th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 5,600 lb (2.8 US tons); published configurations reach 5,600 lb (2.8 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 76.4 in (6.4 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
J.I. Case 400 (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
Massey Ferguson 275 (5560 lb)
John Deere 1120 (5557 lb)
Case IH 685 (5660 lb, 68.1 hp)
Kubota MZ70 (5622 lb, 69 hp)
Kubota MZ705 (5622 lb, 69 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 1830 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 1830 weigh?
The John Deere 1830 weighs 5,600 lb (2,540 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 1830 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 60th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 337 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 1830 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 76.4 in (6.4 ft). That is 25.6 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the John Deere 1830 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 5,600 lb weight and 68 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 82.3 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 John Deere 1830 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2.8 US tons, while the full published range is 2.8 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
