The John Deere 3550 tractor weighs 14,350 lb (6,509 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 98th percentile among comparable utility tractors, heavier than about 98% of its peers. With 125 hp, the tractor carries about 114.8 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 3550 weight is 14,350 lb (6,509 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 14,350 lb (6,509 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Very heavy
14,350 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model14,350 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 weight14,350 lb (6,509 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower125 hp / 93.2 kW
Max length184 in (467 cm)
Max width85 in (215 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
3550
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1988 – 1993
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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14,350 lb
6,509 kg
7.17
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase101.6 in (258 cm)
Length184 in (467 cm)
Width85 in (215 cm)
Height113.4 in (288 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power125 hp (93.2 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower114.8 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length935.9 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length55.2%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight14,350 lb (6,509 kg)
Maximum published weight14,350 lb (6,509 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent7.17 US tons
Maximum published width85 in (215 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range14,350 lb (6,509 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery heavy among Utility Tractor peers · 98th percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 14,350 lb (7.17 US tons); published configurations reach 14,350 lb (7.17 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
Case IH 2294 (14390 lb)
J.I. Case 2294 (14390 lb)
Ford TW-15 (14300 lb)
Massey Ferguson 8150 (14300 lb)
Massey Ferguson 8160 (14300 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 6120E (14250 lb, 120 hp)
John Deere 6135E (14250 lb, 135 hp)
John Deere 6M 130 (13669 lb, 128.7 hp)
John Deere 6R 130 (13668 lb, 128.7 hp)
Massey Ferguson 6714S (15432 lb, 130 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 3550 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 3550 weigh?
The John Deere 3550 weighs 14,350 lb (6,509 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 3550 a heavy utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 98th percentile, heavier than roughly 98% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the very heavy range for this comparison. It is 9,087 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 3550 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.
Does the John Deere 3550 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 14,350 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 14,350 lb (7.17 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 3550 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 14,350 lb weight and 125 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 114.8 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 3550 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 7.17 US tons, while the full published range is 7.17 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
