The John Deere 4730 tractor weighs 10,900 lb (4,944 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 32nd percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group. With 117 hp, the tractor carries about 93.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 4730 weight is 10,900 lb (4,944 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 10,900 lb (4,944 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
10,900 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model10,900 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 weight10,900 lb (4,944 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower117 hp / 87.2 kW
Max length156.6 in (397 cm)
Max width90 in (228 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
4730
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1977 – 1981
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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10,900 lb
4,944 kg
5.45
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase105.7 in (268 cm)
Length156.6 in (397 cm)
Width90 in (228 cm)
Height123 in (312 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power117 hp (87.2 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower93.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length835.2 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length67.5%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight10,900 lb (4,944 kg)
Maximum published weight10,900 lb (4,944 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent5.45 US tons
Maximum published width90 in (228 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range10,900 lb (4,944 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 32nd percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 10,900 lb (5.45 US tons); published configurations reach 10,900 lb (5.45 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 90 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
Case IH Maxxum 115 (10900 lb)
Kubota M6-131 (10880 lb)
Kubota M6-141 (10880 lb)
J.I. Case LA (10860 lb)
Massey Ferguson 6465 (10955 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Case IH Maxxum 115 (10900 lb, 115 hp)
Massey Ferguson 6465 (10955 lb, 118 hp)
John Deere 6800 (11000 lb, 120 hp)
International Harvester A-866 (10803 lb, 121 hp)
John Deere 4320 (10675 lb, 115 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 4730 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 4730 weigh?
The John Deere 4730 weighs 10,900 lb (4,944 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 4730 heavy or light for a row-crop tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 32nd percentile, near the middle of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 3,106 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 4730 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 90 in (7.5 ft). That is 12 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the John Deere 4730 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 10,900 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 10,900 lb (5.45 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 4730 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 10,900 lb weight and 117 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 93.2 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 4730 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 5.45 US tons, while the full published range is 5.45 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
