John Deere Model A

The John Deere Model A is a row crop tractor manufactured by Deere & Company to directly compete with McCormick's Farmall tractors. With over 320,000 sold by the end of its original production in 1952, it was a popular tractor that used Deere & Company's two cylinder design. Early tractors burnt distillate, a petroleum byproduct similar to kerosene, which became a main selling point owing to the fuel's low price. Deere & Company's two cylinder design made a very distinctive sound giving them the nickname "Johnny Poppers"
Variants on the A included the AO (for use in orchards), AI (for industrial use), AN (with a narrow front), AW (with a wide front). The AN and AW further varied into models with high crop applications, the ANH and AWH, respectively.