He's Got Johnny Popper Parts

He's Got Johnny Popper Parts TRACTORS Parts 31-2-36 Need a gasket for a 1937 B John Deere? How about a radiator core or grill screen for a 1947 MC built at Deere's Dubuque factory? Maybe you need original style lights for a 1957 620 or a muffler or sway block kit for a 1967 3020? Whether it's a part for a 2-cylinder Johnny Popper or a New Generation 4-cylinder, Joel Martin has it. If he doesn't have it, he knows where to get it. "Most of my work is with two-cylinders, but I have parts or can get them for newer Deeres too," says Martin. "I can get parts for just about any other brand." It is Deere tractor parts, however, that his Martin Parts & Repair specializes in finding. Demand for his services and his parts continues to grow as Deere phases out and stops making parts for its older tractors. It is also a market that Martin grew into. "I grew up farming with older tractors and working on them," he says. "I bought one and fixed it up and sold it. Then I started doing it for others, and finally I got into selling parts. For the past 6 years, it has been a full time job." Martin still restores 2-cylinder Deeres, though mostly for other people. He also breaks some down for parts he and others need. While he also sells Deere parts if available, it is the after market or reproduction parts that are the biggest sellers. "We sell a fair amount of piston kits," he says. "After 40 to 50 years or more, engines wear out. With aluminum pistons, the tractors have higher compression and more power. Gasket kits from Deere are pretty expensive, so I stock whatever I can get from aftermarket suppliers." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Martin Parts & Repair, 217 S. Red School Road, Morgantown, Penn. 19543 (ph 610 913-6299; sales@martinparts.net).

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