The John Deere 8R 280 tractor weighs 27,800 lb (12,610 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 96th percentile among comparable row-crop tractors, heavier than about 96% of its peers. With 280 hp, the tractor carries about 99.3 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere 8R 280 weight is 27,800 lb (12,610 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 27,800 lb (12,610 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Row-Crop Tractor peers · 510 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Very heavy
27,800 lb
Low5,300 lb
This model27,800 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 weight27,800 lb (12,610 kg)
Overall weight bandExtra heavy
Tractor typeRow-Crop Tractor
Primary horsepower280 hp / 208.8 kW
Max length252.8 in (642 cm)
Max height137.8 in (350 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
8R 280
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
2019 –
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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27,800 lb
12,610 kg
13.9
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase121.3 in (308 cm)
Length252.8 in (642 cm)
Height137.8 in (350 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power280 hp (208.8 kW)
Power basisEngine (gross)
Weight per horsepower99.3 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length1,319.6 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length48%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight27,800 lb (12,610 kg)
Maximum published weight27,800 lb (12,610 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent13.9 US tons
Weight context
Weight range27,800 lb (12,610 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery heavy among Row-Crop Tractor peers · 96th percentile
Physical size classLarge
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 27,800 lb (13.9 US tons); published configurations reach 27,800 lb (13.9 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
Case IH Magnum 315 (27800 lb)
John Deere 8R 230 (27800 lb)
John Deere 8R 250 (27800 lb)
John Deere 8R 310 (27800 lb)
John Deere 8245R (27553 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Case IH Magnum 290 (27400 lb)
Case IH Magnum 235 (27180 lb)
Case IH Magnum 260 (27180 lb)
John Deere 7280R (27180 lb, 280 hp)
Case IH Magnum 280 (28600 lb, 280 hp)
Common questions
John Deere 8R 280 weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere 8R 280 weigh?
The John Deere 8R 280 weighs 27,800 lb (12,610 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere 8R 280 a heavy row-crop tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 96th percentile, heavier than roughly 96% of the row-crop tractor peers. That puts it in the very heavy range for this comparison. It is 13,794 lb heavier than the peer-group average of 14,006 lb.
Does the John Deere 8R 280 weigh more than 10,000 lb?
Yes. The representative published weight is 27,800 lb, and the heaviest published configuration on this page is 27,800 lb (13.9 US tons). Any trailer calculation also needs the trailer itself plus fuel, ballast, attachments and other equipment.
What is the John Deere 8R 280 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 27,800 lb weight and 280 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 99.3 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 8R 280 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 13.9 US tons, while the full published range is 13.9 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
