The John Deere 820 tractor weighs 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) using its primary published weight. Other useful published figures are 12,000 lb (Ballasted) and 7,850 lb (Shipping). That places it around the 44th percentile among comparable utility tractors, close to the middle of its peer group.
The published John Deere 820 weight is 4,000–12,000 lb (1,814–5,443 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 4,000 lb (1,814 kg), listed as Weight. The published configurations span 8,000 lb, a 200% difference from the lightest listed setup. Multiple TractorData model records with the same model name are consolidated here so the page covers the listed production versions rather than creating competing pages.
This page consolidates 2 published records for the same John Deere 820 model name. Weight variants retain their listed production years so differences between versions are visible rather than being silently merged.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Average
4,000 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model4,000 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 weight4,000–12,000 lb (1,814–5,443 kg)
Overall weight bandMidweight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower32 hp / 23.9 kW
Max length135 in (342 cm)
Max width59.06 in (150 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
820
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1956 – 1958; 1968 – 1973
Tractor type
Utility Tractor
Published weight variants
4
Published configurations
Weight variants
Shipping, operating, ballasted and drivetrain/configuration weights are kept separate when the source publishes them separately.
Years
Weight type
Configuration
Weight
Metric
US tons
Variant / note
1968 – 1973
Weight
—
4,000 lb
1,814 kg
2
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1956 – 1958
Shipping
—
7,850 lb
3,560 kg
3.92
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1956 – 1958
Operating
—
8,600 lb
3,900 kg
4.3
—
1956 – 1958
Ballasted
—
12,000 lb
5,443 kg
6
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Configuration effect
How configuration changes the weight
8,000 lbLightest to heaviest · 200% spread across published variants
Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase74.4 in (188 cm)
Length135 in (342 cm)
Width59.06 in (150 cm)
Height78.74 in (199 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power32 hp (23.9 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower125 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length355.6 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length55.1%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
Maximum published weight12,000 lb (5,443 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent6 US tons
Maximum published width59.06 in (150 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range4,000–12,000 lb (1,814–5,443 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionAverage among Utility Tractor peers · 45th percentile
Physical size classMid-size
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 4,000 lb (2 US tons); published configurations reach 12,000 lb (6 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 59.1 in (4.9 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
Farmall Regular (4000 lb)
International Harvester Farmall (4000 lb)
Kubota KL40Z (4001 lb)
Kubota KL44Z (4001 lb)
J.I. Case 610-B (4010 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
International Harvester 444 (4070 lb)
John Deere 1010 (3923 lb)
Kubota KL550 Hi-Speed (4079 lb)
Massey Ferguson 235 (4130 lb)
Massey Ferguson 230 (3840 lb)
Common questions
John Deere 820 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 820 weigh?
The John Deere 820 weighs 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) using the primary published weight figure. Across the published configurations on this page, weight ranges from 4,000 to 12,000 lb (1,814 to 5,443 kg).
Is the John Deere 820 heavy or light for a utility tractor?
It is close to average for its peer group. The representative figure sits at about the 45th percentile, near the middle of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the average range for this comparison. It is 1,263 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the John Deere 820 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 59.1 in (4.9 ft). That is 42.9 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
Does the John Deere 820 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Some configurations do. The representative published weight is 4,000 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 12,000 lb (6 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 820 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 4,000 lb weight and 32 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 125 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 820 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 2 US tons, while the full published range is 2–6 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
