The John Deere 4530 tractor weighs 13,480 lb (6,114 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 52nd percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, close to the middle of its peer group. With 114 hp, the tractor carries about 118.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 4530 weight is 13,480 lb (6,114 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 13,480 lb (6,114 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
13,480 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model13,480 lb
Average14,006 lb
High23,810 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 weight13,480 lb (6,114 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower114 hp / 85 kW
Max length162.2 in (411 cm)
Max width89.8 in (228.1 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
4530
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1975 – 1980
Tractor type
Row-Crop 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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13,480 lb
6,114 kg
6.74
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase103.5 in (262 cm)
Length162.2 in (411 cm)
Width89.8 in (228.1 cm)
Height90.9 in (230 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power114 hp (85 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower118.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length997.3 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length63.8%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight13,480 lb (6,114 kg)
Maximum published weight13,480 lb (6,114 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6.74 US tons
Maximum published width89.8 in (228.1 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range13,480 lb (6,114 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 52nd percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 13,480 lb (6.74 US tons); published configurations reach 13,480 lb (6.74 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 89.8 in (7.5 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
Ford 276 (13500 lb)
International Harvester Type C 20HP (13500 lb)
John Deere 3650 (13510 lb)
John Deere 3651 (13510 lb)
John Deere 6R 120 (13448 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 1135 (13550 lb, 121 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1130 (13560 lb, 121 hp)
Massey Ferguson 1098 (13285 lb, 106 hp)
Case IH 2096 (14180 lb, 116 hp)
J.I. Case 2096 (14180 lb, 116 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 4530 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 4530 weigh?
The John Deere 4530 weighs 13,480 lb (6,114 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 4530 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 52nd percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 526 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 4530 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 89.8 in (7.5 ft). That is 12.2 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the John Deere 4530 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 13,480 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 13,480 lb (6.74 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 4530 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 13,480 lb weight and 114 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 118.2 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 4530 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 6.74 US tons, while the full published range is 6.74 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
