The Johnny Poppers

I made this website for you out there, who are huge fans of the "Johnny Poppers" John Deere tractor. Some of you, who visited this page for the first time, probably think. What is a "Johnny Popper" exactly? Well that is easy to explain, a “Johnny Poppers” is a type of tractor made by John Deere. All of the John Deere two-cylinder Tractors from the original Model D in 1924, to the last series in 1958/1960 were called "Johnny Poppers" or "Poppin' Johnnies" because of their distinctive exhaust note. Just think about how one of those babies shakes when it fires!! The alternating pistons on a "Poppin' Johnny" allow it to run much more smoothly!!

John Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of farm equipment, so they fabricated a lot of different tractor models! So now you probably think what exact model is a Johnny Popper tractor?

A lot of people asked me the same question lately, so ill try to explain the best way I can. The following models are called "Johnny Poppers" tractors. Model D, GP, A, B, G, H, L, LA, M, and R. The 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80; the 320, 420, 520, 620, 720, and 820; and the last series, the 330, 430, 530, 630, 730, and 830. Yea, now you can see, that are a lot of different models. Maybe you already own a Johnny Poppers tractor, but you didn't knew! If so.. welcome to the club!

I am a huge fan of the beautiful sound of a "Johnny Poppers" tractor. That's why I opened a place where people could come and see what I have bought and what I already have done. The first John Deere tractor I have begun to purchase was in the early nineties. Soon after the first John Deere tractor I getting my second. Already from the early days, the hobby was getting out of hands

But I am a very lucky man, because my wife likes the "Johnny Poppers" maybe even more than me. In may of 1999, my wife and I purchased this 1941 "A" at an auction. The condition of this tractor was fairly good and it ran well. Since the engine was in good working order our main goal at this point was just to do minor engine repairs and repaint the body. Our goal is on entering it in parades and displaying it in tractor shows.

The paint job and minor tune-ups completed in February of 2000, finally the "Johnny Poppers" is ready to be shown in parades and tractor shows. I would like to hear from other John Deere, 2-cylinder collectors that visit our site. Please feel free to contact us with your questions, comments, classifieds, or stories about your John Deere tractors.