The John Deere 6506 tractor weighs 10,250 lb (4,649 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 29th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, on the lighter side of its peer group. With 105 hp, the tractor carries about 97.6 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 6506 weight is 10,250 lb (4,649 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 10,250 lb (4,649 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Light
10,250 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model10,250 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 weight10,250 lb (4,649 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower105 hp / 78.3 kW
Max length177.2 in (450 cm)
Max height110.6 in (280 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
6506
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1995 – 1997
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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10,250 lb
4,649 kg
5.12
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase104.3 in (264 cm)
Length177.2 in (450 cm)
Height110.6 in (280 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power105 hp (78.3 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower97.6 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length694.1 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length58.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight10,250 lb (4,649 kg)
Maximum published weight10,250 lb (4,649 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent5.12 US tons
Weight context
Weight range10,250 lb (4,649 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionLight among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 29th percentile
Physical size classAbove-average size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 10,250 lb (5.12 US tons); published configurations reach 10,250 lb (5.12 US tons). 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 6600 (10250 lb)
Case IH Maxxum 110 (10240 lb)
Massey Ferguson 3115 (10230 lb)
Farmall 856 (10290 lb)
International Harvester 856 (10290 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Massey Ferguson 3095 (10120 lb, 107 hp)
John Deere 6600 (10250 lb, 110 hp)
Case IH Maxxum 110 (10240 lb, 110 hp)
J.I. Case 1090 (10400 lb, 110 hp)
Ford 8401 (10472 lb, 109.25 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 6506 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 6506 weigh?
The John Deere 6506 weighs 10,250 lb (4,649 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 6506 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 29th percentile, lighter than roughly 71% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the light range for this comparison. It is 3,756 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the John Deere 6506 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 10,250 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 10,250 lb (5.12 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 6506 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 10,250 lb weight and 105 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 97.6 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 6506 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 5.12 US tons, while the full published range is 5.12 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
