The Kubota B40 tractor weighs 1,213 lb (550 kg) using its primary published weight. That places it around the 2nd percentile among comparable utility tractors, lighter than about 98% of its peers. With 14 hp, the tractor carries about 86.6 lb of published weight per horsepower.
The published Kubota B40 weight is 1,213 lb (550 kg). The primary figure used for comparisons is 1,213 lb (550 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
1,213 lb
Low1,537 lb
This model1,213 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 weight1,213 lb (550 kg)
Overall weight bandVery light
Tractor typeUtility Tractor
Primary horsepower14 hp / 10.4 kW
Max length84.7 in (215 cm)
Max width41.5 in (105 cm)
Overview
Model information
Manufacturer
Kubota
Model
B40
Category
Farm tractor
Model years
1988 – 1992
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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1,213 lb
550 kg
0.61
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Dimensions, power & hauling
Technical details
Dimensions
Wheelbase49 in (124 cm)
Length84.7 in (215 cm)
Width41.5 in (105 cm)
Height49 in (124 cm)
Power & weight ratios
Primary power14 hp (10.4 kW)
Power basisEngine
Weight per horsepower86.6 lb/hp
Weight per foot of length171.9 lb/ft
Wheelbase / length57.9%
Transport snapshot
Primary published weight1,213 lb (550 kg)
Maximum published weight1,213 lb (550 kg)
Maximum US-ton equivalent0.61 US tons
Maximum published width41.5 in (105 cm)
Published width over 102 inNo
Weight context
Weight range1,213 lb (550 kg)
Primary weight basisWeight
Peer positionVery light among Utility Tractor peers · 2nd percentile
Physical size classSmall
For transport planning, the representative published tractor weight is about 1,213 lb (0.61 US tons); published configurations reach 1,213 lb (0.61 US tons); the widest published tractor dimension is 41.5 in (3.5 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
Kubota BX1500 (1213 lb)
Kubota JB13 (1213 lb)
Kubota JB13X (1213 lb)
Kubota B1550 (1224 lb)
Kubota B1500 (1200 lb)
Closest comparable tractors
Kubota JB13 (1213 lb)
Kubota JB13X (1213 lb)
Kubota GB150 (1246 lb)
Kubota GB155 (1246 lb)
Kubota GB170 (1246 lb)
Common questions
Kubota B40 weight FAQ
How much does a Kubota B40 weigh?
The Kubota B40 weighs 1,213 lb (550 kg) using the primary published weight figure.
Is the Kubota B40 a lightweight utility tractor?
Yes. The representative figure sits at about the 2nd percentile, lighter than roughly 98% of the utility tractor peers. That puts it in the very light range for this comparison. It is 4,050 lb lighter than the peer-group average of 5,263 lb.
How wide is the Kubota B40 for transport?
The maximum published tractor width is 41.5 in (3.5 ft). That is 60.5 in under 8.5 ft before allowing for a loader, duals, implements or other equipment that may increase transport width.
What is the Kubota B40 weight-to-horsepower ratio?
Using the page’s representative 1,213 lb weight and 14 hp power figure, the tractor carries about 86.6 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 Kubota B40 weigh?
The representative published weight is about 0.61 US tons, while the full published range is 0.61 US tons. Loaded transport weight can be higher than the tractor specification.
