June 9, 2025 • 7 mins
Have a GREAT time this coming Father's Day Weekend AND support two GREAT causes!!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
We were talking to John Poustun You've probably seen John
out at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds more than a few times.
But a big event that's coming up at the Fairgrounds
on June fourteenth. John tell us all about it.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well, it's going to be our ninth annual pulling for you,
tractor pull for St. Jude and Balance Autism ninety years.
Can you believe that?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
I cannot believe it. And I'm also thinking, first off,
truck and tractor pulls, you just say it and people
can make money. But it seems like since the very
beginning you've always wanted to help other organizations out. And
what first off, how did you start the truck and
tractor pull idea? How nine years ago? How did you
(00:42):
decide to start doing this?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Well, be honest with you, we were walking through the
fairgrounds with Sean Loader and Sean goes man, I'd really
like to have a truck and tractor pull up here again.
It's been twenty five years, so I said I could
do that. One thing led to another and we got
a lot of response from the community to you know,
and I had a partner to come in and we
like we can make a lot of money at this
and we're not doing it for the money, Let's do
(01:05):
it for charities. So we started pulling for you promotions
and every year we picked two different charities that we're
going to donate it all back to.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
That's the beauty of this Now. Saint Jude is near
and dear to our hearts, and we appreciate the help.
The last few years. It seems like that you've kind
of you gave us money just on our doorstep. You
just said here, thank you for that. But also Balance Autism,
how did you go through the process of faking them up?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
I have some people that are on my board or
help me out that they're either have grandchildren or a
child that goes to that school, and they're like, hey,
can we do this? And I'm like sure. I talked
to Balance Autism and they said, yes, we're going to
keep the money local. That was a very easy decision
for me.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
The event is Saturday, June fourteenth, and for people that
maybe have been to truck and tractor pulls before, they
pretty much know the overlying theme that we truck contractors.
But I can't believe the different classes you've got going
on here.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Oh yeah, there's gonna be a lot of local farm
classes and then ECI always puts on a good show
for me.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
E ci. Where where did you connect with them?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Actually? I just got on the internet that day and
kind of like, hey, we need to put on a
pretty good show for this, and we hooked up with them.
And you know what, they've been a peach to work
with for the last nine years. I've always you know,
I had to sign a contract with them in March,
and for the last nine years they've always they even
give money back to the organizations that we donate to.
So you're talking about the money. I was trying to
(02:33):
remember back over nine years. We're gonna after this year,
we're gonna be over one hundred thousand dollars that we've
donated securities in nine years.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
That is that is staggering in just nine years that
you've been able to do that. John. And by the way,
we're talking to John past here, who is the brainchild
behind Maybe do we want to give Sean Loader credit
for that? Is he the brainchild for this?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Now they were watching it actually yeah, Scott like, yeah,
I's for a reason.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
John broke in and he said, Sean, hold my beer,
and it went from there, but with the truck and
tractor pull and certainly we've seen this happen in other
situations too. That usually organizers and promoters don't always get
long because there's a lot of egos. So that's nice
that you've got people that have both sides that have
(03:26):
wanted to stay together and help out the great organizations.
Because in the end you could see people getting kind
of greedy after holding on to some dollars there because
they've got bills to pay, but that they want to
also help out these great organizations. That's got to make
you feel good.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
John's Uh, it's amazing that are spots of the sponsors
and they know who they are. I can't mention them
all that help put this on. It takes a lot
of money just to put this on. Before we donate,
I want to give a big shout out to my help.
I mean, they've got stuck with me for nine years
and I know it's a strain on them for a
couple of weeks, three weeks till we get through this.
But you know, like I told them the other day
(04:03):
at a meeting, I said, you guys don't get to
see when you go drop that check off the lives
you're changing from all the different ones I've donated to
how they are, Oh my gosh, this is you know,
you put us over our budget for the year, or
oh my gosh, that wow, that's more than I expected
to look on people's face when you donate, they don't
(04:23):
get to see that. But I'm just telling the public
it is something that you can do. It experiences. We're now.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
By the time this interview airs, it will be right
around a week before. So you had talked about two
to three weeks before you really start to push, but
really doesn't. Once the event is done, aren't you starting
to plan for the next year? How many hours a man, hours,
people hours do you guys put into this.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
I'll probably start. I'll probably book the date the month
after we're done, and then I'll start planning and what
we're gonna do for next year, probably the first of
the year. Maybe a little sit ECI while we're gonna
do so it's for me. It's a process that starts
probably in January and goes till June fifteenth.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
The nice thing is here. Just enjoy a truck and
tractor pull, but also know that once you pay for
your ticket, which adults are fifteen dollars, Kids six to
twelve or ten and then five and under free. Man
five and under are free. That's fantastic. But you're helping
out balance autism and also Saint Jude, this is great stuff. John.
(05:31):
It starts what time or what time did the doors open?
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Probably around four thirty quarter about four thirty will start
letting people in. The main event starts at five thirty
after my sister gets gun swinging the national anthem.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Ooh, now did she have to work hard for this
or was it just because she's your sister that you
let her in?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
She got nominated really quick?
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Did she did she know she was being nominated? Is
this going to be a surprise to her? About four
o'clock on June fourteenth?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Oh, she's got it? Nine years in a row.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Okay. To find out more.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Go to Point for You Promotions on Facebook. It kind
of has pictures of what we've done the last nine
years to kind of give you if you've never been
to a truck and tractor pull, there's a video on
there it kind of explains what it is. It was
from back in two thousand and eighteen, like the second
year we did it. So if you've never seen a
truck and tractor poll, it's a different experience. I don't know,
(06:24):
it's it's something you have to I know the Quad
Cities is. It's something different for the Quad Cities. And
after nine years, I don't think people in the quts
that he still don't comprehend what it is. But man,
for one hundred dollars, I mean, it seems like a lot.
But for a hundred bucks, you could take a family
of four, go watch a nice show for a couple hours,
have a hot dog and a beer at the grand stands,
(06:46):
walk around.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
See wep are you there, John, Yeah, I'm here. Yeah,
it started to break up on you.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
But well that's what I was saying. With one hundred dollars,
I mean, for I know, money's kind of tighten around everybody.
For one hundred dollars, for a family of four, you
can go see a good show, have a hot dog
and a beer, and have good entertainment for a couple hours.
That's what I was trying to say before I got
cut out.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's still worth noting and again find out Pulling for
You promotions on their Facebook page to find out more.
But Saturday, June fourteenth, big crowd record breaker, and thanks
again for helping out balance autism and Saint Jude's.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
I would like to give a shout out to you
guys for helping me promote this.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Well, you'll get our bill in the mail here very soon. Okay,
we're gonna.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Money, well, money well ten.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
John Is always have a great day, and we'll see
you out there on the fourteenth.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Okay, all right, thank you guys,
We were talking to John Poustun You've probably seen John
out at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds more than a few times.
But a big event that's coming up at the Fairgrounds
on June fourteenth. John tell us all about it.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Well, it's going to be our ninth annual pulling for you,
tractor pull for St. Jude and Balance Autism ninety years.
Can you believe that?
Speaker 1 (00:20):
I cannot believe it. And I'm also thinking, first off,
truck and tractor pulls, you just say it and people
can make money. But it seems like since the very
beginning you've always wanted to help other organizations out. And
what first off, how did you start the truck and
tractor pull idea? How nine years ago? How did you
(00:42):
decide to start doing this?
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Well, be honest with you, we were walking through the
fairgrounds with Sean Loader and Sean goes man, I'd really
like to have a truck and tractor pull up here again.
It's been twenty five years, so I said I could
do that. One thing led to another and we got
a lot of response from the community to you know,
and I had a partner to come in and we
like we can make a lot of money at this
and we're not doing it for the money, Let's do
(01:05):
it for charities. So we started pulling for you promotions
and every year we picked two different charities that we're
going to donate it all back to.
Speaker 1 (01:14):
That's the beauty of this Now. Saint Jude is near
and dear to our hearts, and we appreciate the help.
The last few years. It seems like that you've kind
of you gave us money just on our doorstep. You
just said here, thank you for that. But also Balance Autism,
how did you go through the process of faking them up?
Speaker 2 (01:35):
I have some people that are on my board or
help me out that they're either have grandchildren or a
child that goes to that school, and they're like, hey,
can we do this? And I'm like sure. I talked
to Balance Autism and they said, yes, we're going to
keep the money local. That was a very easy decision
for me.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
The event is Saturday, June fourteenth, and for people that
maybe have been to truck and tractor pulls before, they
pretty much know the overlying theme that we truck contractors.
But I can't believe the different classes you've got going
on here.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
Oh yeah, there's gonna be a lot of local farm
classes and then ECI always puts on a good show
for me.
Speaker 1 (02:08):
E ci. Where where did you connect with them?
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Actually? I just got on the internet that day and
kind of like, hey, we need to put on a
pretty good show for this, and we hooked up with them.
And you know what, they've been a peach to work
with for the last nine years. I've always you know,
I had to sign a contract with them in March,
and for the last nine years they've always they even
give money back to the organizations that we donate to.
So you're talking about the money. I was trying to
(02:33):
remember back over nine years. We're gonna after this year,
we're gonna be over one hundred thousand dollars that we've
donated securities in nine years.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
That is that is staggering in just nine years that
you've been able to do that. John. And by the way,
we're talking to John past here, who is the brainchild
behind Maybe do we want to give Sean Loader credit
for that? Is he the brainchild for this?
Speaker 2 (02:58):
Now they were watching it actually yeah, Scott like, yeah,
I's for a reason.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
John broke in and he said, Sean, hold my beer,
and it went from there, but with the truck and
tractor pull and certainly we've seen this happen in other
situations too. That usually organizers and promoters don't always get
long because there's a lot of egos. So that's nice
that you've got people that have both sides that have
(03:26):
wanted to stay together and help out the great organizations.
Because in the end you could see people getting kind
of greedy after holding on to some dollars there because
they've got bills to pay, but that they want to
also help out these great organizations. That's got to make
you feel good.
Speaker 2 (03:41):
John's Uh, it's amazing that are spots of the sponsors
and they know who they are. I can't mention them
all that help put this on. It takes a lot
of money just to put this on. Before we donate,
I want to give a big shout out to my help.
I mean, they've got stuck with me for nine years
and I know it's a strain on them for a
couple of weeks, three weeks till we get through this.
But you know, like I told them the other day
(04:03):
at a meeting, I said, you guys don't get to
see when you go drop that check off the lives
you're changing from all the different ones I've donated to
how they are, Oh my gosh, this is you know,
you put us over our budget for the year, or
oh my gosh, that wow, that's more than I expected
to look on people's face when you donate, they don't
(04:23):
get to see that. But I'm just telling the public
it is something that you can do. It experiences. We're now.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
By the time this interview airs, it will be right
around a week before. So you had talked about two
to three weeks before you really start to push, but
really doesn't. Once the event is done, aren't you starting
to plan for the next year? How many hours a man, hours,
people hours do you guys put into this.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
I'll probably start. I'll probably book the date the month
after we're done, and then I'll start planning and what
we're gonna do for next year, probably the first of
the year. Maybe a little sit ECI while we're gonna
do so it's for me. It's a process that starts
probably in January and goes till June fifteenth.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
The nice thing is here. Just enjoy a truck and
tractor pull, but also know that once you pay for
your ticket, which adults are fifteen dollars, Kids six to
twelve or ten and then five and under free. Man
five and under are free. That's fantastic. But you're helping
out balance autism and also Saint Jude, this is great stuff. John.
(05:31):
It starts what time or what time did the doors open?
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Probably around four thirty quarter about four thirty will start
letting people in. The main event starts at five thirty
after my sister gets gun swinging the national anthem.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Ooh, now did she have to work hard for this
or was it just because she's your sister that you
let her in?
Speaker 2 (05:50):
She got nominated really quick?
Speaker 1 (05:53):
Did she did she know she was being nominated? Is
this going to be a surprise to her? About four
o'clock on June fourteenth?
Speaker 2 (05:59):
Oh, she's got it? Nine years in a row.
Speaker 1 (06:01):
Okay. To find out more.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Go to Point for You Promotions on Facebook. It kind
of has pictures of what we've done the last nine
years to kind of give you if you've never been
to a truck and tractor pull, there's a video on
there it kind of explains what it is. It was
from back in two thousand and eighteen, like the second
year we did it. So if you've never seen a
truck and tractor poll, it's a different experience. I don't know,
(06:24):
it's it's something you have to I know the Quad
Cities is. It's something different for the Quad Cities. And
after nine years, I don't think people in the quts
that he still don't comprehend what it is. But man,
for one hundred dollars, I mean, it seems like a lot.
But for a hundred bucks, you could take a family
of four, go watch a nice show for a couple hours,
have a hot dog and a beer at the grand stands,
(06:46):
walk around.
Speaker 1 (06:46):
See wep are you there, John, Yeah, I'm here. Yeah,
it started to break up on you.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
But well that's what I was saying. With one hundred dollars,
I mean, for I know, money's kind of tighten around everybody.
For one hundred dollars, for a family of four, you
can go see a good show, have a hot dog
and a beer, and have good entertainment for a couple hours.
That's what I was trying to say before I got
cut out.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
It's still worth noting and again find out Pulling for
You promotions on their Facebook page to find out more.
But Saturday, June fourteenth, big crowd record breaker, and thanks
again for helping out balance autism and Saint Jude's.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
I would like to give a shout out to you
guys for helping me promote this.
Speaker 1 (07:24):
Well, you'll get our bill in the mail here very soon. Okay,
we're gonna.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Money, well, money well ten.
Speaker 1 (07:33):
John Is always have a great day, and we'll see
you out there on the fourteenth.
Speaker 2 (07:36):
Okay, all right, thank you guys,
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