The John Deere 720 tractor weighs 6,790 lb (3,079 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 15th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, lighter than about 85% of its peers. Its widest published dimension is 86.6 in (7.2 ft).
The published John Deere 720 weight is 6,790 lb (3,079 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 6,790 lb (3,079 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Light
6,790 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model6,790 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 weight6,790 lb (3,079 kg)
Overall weight bandHeavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Physical sizeMid-size
Max length135.25 in (343 cm)
Max width86.62 in (220 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
720
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1956 – 1958
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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6,790 lb
3,079 kg
3.4
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase93.7 in (237 cm)
Length135.25 in (343 cm)
Width86.62 in (220 cm)
Height88.25 in (224 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Weight per foot of length602.4 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length69.3%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight6,790 lb (3,079 kg)
Maximum published weight6,790 lb (3,079 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent3.4 US tons
Maximum published width86.62 in (220 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range6,790 lb (3,079 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionLight among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 16th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 6,790 lb (3.4 US tons); published configurations reach 6,790 lb (3.4 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 86.6 in (7.2 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 6610 (6800 lb)
John Deere 2550 (6800 lb)
John Deere 5310 (6800 lb)
John Deere 5410 (6800 lb)
John Deere 620 (6800 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 620 (6800 lb, 48 hp)
Farmall AM-7 (6801 lb, 36.7 hp)
Massey Ferguson 292 (6819 lb, 105 hp)
Allis Chalmers 185 (6710 lb, 74.87 hp)
Massey Ferguson 180 (6685 lb, 64 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 720 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 720 weigh?
The John Deere 720 weighs 6,790 lb (3,079 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 720 a lightweight row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 16th percentile, lighter than roughly 84% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the light range for this comparison. It is 7,216 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 720 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 86.6 in (7.2 ft). That is 15.4 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
How many tons does the John Deere 720 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 3.4 US tons, while the full published range is 3.4 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
