The John Deere 420 tractor weighs 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 34th percentile among comparable utility tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group. With 26.1 hp, the tractor carries about 124.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 420 weight is 3,250 lb (1,474 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 3,250 lb (1,474 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
3,250 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model3,250 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 weight3,250 lb (1,474 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower26.1 hp / 19.5 kW
Max length114.75 in (291 cm)
Max width55.5 in (140 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
420
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1956 – 1958
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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3,250 lb
1,474 kg
1.62
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Length114.75 in (291 cm)
Width55.5 in (140 cm)
Height58.75 in (149 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power26.1 hp (19.5 kW)
Power basisDrawbar (tested)
Weight per horsepower124.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length339.9 lb/ft
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight3,250 lb (1,474 kg)
Maximum published weight3,250 lb (1,474 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent1.62 US tons
Maximum published width55.5 in (140 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range3,250 lb (1,474 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 35th percentile
Physical size classSmall
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 3,250 lb (1.62 US tons); published configurations reach 3,250 lb (1.62 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 55.5 in (4.6 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 430 (3250 lb)
Case IH Farmall 40 (3252 lb)
Massey Ferguson 835 (3263 lb)
John Deere B (3275 lb)
Kubota L4701 (3219 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 430 (3250 lb, 26.15 hp)
Case IH Farmall 35A Series II (3067 lb)
Case IH Farmall 40A Series II (3067 lb)
Case IH Farmall 30B (3121 lb, 28 hp)
John Deere 3120 (3000 lb)
Common questions
John Deere 420 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 420 weigh?
The John Deere 420 weighs 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 420 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 35th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 2,013 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 420 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 55.5 in (4.6 ft). That is 46.5 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 420 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 3,250 lb weight and 26.1 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 124.3 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 420 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 1.62 US tons, while the full published range is 1.62 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
