The John Deere L tractor weighs 1,515 lb (687 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 9th percentile among comparable utility tractors, lighter than about 91% of its peers. With 9.1 hp, the tractor carries about 167.2 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published John Deere L weight is 1,515 lb (687 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 1,515 lb (687 kg), listed as Weight.
Tractor-weight benchmark
How this weight compares
Utility Tractor peers · 1,294 tractors in the benchmark.
Representative published weight
Very light
1,515 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model1,515 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 weight1,515 lb (687 kg)
Overall weight bandLight
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower9.1 hp / 6.8 kW
Max length91 in (231 cm)
Max width49 in (124 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
John Deere
Model
L
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1937 – 1946
Tractor type
Utility 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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1,515 lb
687 kg
0.76
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Length91 in (231 cm)
Width49 in (124 cm)
Height57 in (144 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power9.1 hp (6.8 kW)
Power basisDrawbar (tested)
Weight per horsepower167.2 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length199.8 lb/ft
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight1,515 lb (687 kg)
Maximum published weight1,515 lb (687 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent0.76 US tons
Maximum published width49 in (124 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range1,515 lb (687 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery light among Utility Tractor peers · 9th percentile
Physical size classSmall
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 1,515 lb (0.76 US tons); published configurations reach 1,515 lb (0.76 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 49 in (4.1 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
Mahindra 1815 (1515 lb)
John Deere 4100 (1517 lb)
John Deere 4110 (1517 lb)
Kubota A-175 (1510 lb)
Kubota B2401 (1521 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
John Deere 4110 (1517 lb)
John Deere 650 (1530 lb)
Kubota B1700 (1500 lb)
Kubota B2100 (1500 lb)
International Harvester Cub 185 Lo-Boy (1497 lb)
Common questions
John Deere L weight FAQ
How much does a John Deere L weigh?
The John Deere L weighs 1,515 lb (687 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the John Deere L a lightweight utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 9th percentile, lighter than roughly 91% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the very light range for this comparison. It is 3,748 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the John Deere L for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 49 in (4.1 ft). That is 53 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the John Deere L weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 1,515 lb weight and 9.1 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 167.2 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 L weigh?
The representative published weight is about 0.76 US tons, while the full published range is 0.76 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
