The John Deere 6R 230 tractor weighs 20,503 lb (9,300 kg) using its primary published weight. Other useful published figures are 33,070 lb (Max weight). That places it around the 100th percentile among comparable utility tractors, heavier than about 100% of its peers.
The published John Deere 6R 230 weight is 20,503–33,070 lb (9,300–15,000 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 20,503 lb (9,300 kg), listed as Weight. The published configurations span 12,567 lb, a 61.3% difference from the lightest listed setup.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Very heavy
20,503 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model20,503 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 weight20,503–33,070 lb (9,300–15,000 kg)
Overall weight bandVery heavy
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower226.6 hp / 169 kW
Max length206.2 in (523 cm)
Max height129.9 in (329 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
6R 230
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
2022 –
Tractor type
Utility Tractor
Published weight variants
2
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
—
20,503 lb
9,300 kg
10.25
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Max weight
—
33,070 lb
15,000 kg
16.54
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
12,567 lbLightest to heaviest · 61.3% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase114 in (289 cm)
Length206.2 in (523 cm)
Height129.9 in (329 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power226.6 hp (169 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower90.5 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length1,193.2 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length55.3%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight20,503 lb (9,300 kg)
Maximum published weight33,070 lb (15,000 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent16.54 US tons
Weight context
Weight range20,503–33,070 lb (9,300–15,000 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery heavy among Utility Tractor peers · 100th percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 20,503 lb (10.25 US tons); published configurations reach 33,070 lb (16.54 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
Ford FW-35 (20503 lb)
New Holland TG210 (20455 lb)
John Deere 8410 (20440 lb)
Allis Chalmers HD10 (20380 lb)
Massey Ferguson 8470 (20370 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 6R 250 (21270 lb, 246.8 hp)
John Deere 6M 220 (18739 lb, 217.3 hp)
John Deere 6M 240 (18739 lb, 237.4 hp)
John Deere 6R 215 (18739 lb, 211.9 hp)
John Deere 6M 250 (18739 lb, 246.8 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 6R 230 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 6R 230 weigh?
The John Deere 6R 230 weighs 20,503 lb (9,300 kg) using the primary published weight figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 20,503 to 33,070 lb (9,300 to 15,000 kg).
Is the John Deere 6R 230 a heavy utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 100th percentile, heavier than roughly 100% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the very heavy range for this comparison. It is 15,240 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
Does the John Deere 6R 230 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 20,503 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 33,070 lb (16.54 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 6R 230 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 20,503 lb weight and 226.6 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 90.5 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 6R 230 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 10.25 US tons, while the full published range is 10.25–16.54 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
