Geting cold and the work continues

My ideal farm situation would be that I would work hard during every warm and mild day and save indoor activities--research, sharpening tools, etc for the cold days like today.  It was bright, but not sunny and it hovered in the upper 20's all day today.  There was lots of work to be done, so this is what we did.

Olivier charged up over batteries!

We started off by reviewing the battery situation.  I still get amps, watts, voltage mixed up.   Stay tuned for clarification (if you have a great way of explaining it, please share!) This discussion gave details on how to recharge a battery to maintain it.

Brian to Rudy's rescue

Our next task was to move the sheep.  As previously mentioned, it was cold.  We came out to the field and little Rudy was standing in the corner with his head down.  Olivier decided right away that Rudy needed to come in to the barn.  Brian leaped the electrical netting and brought the little fellow in.  The rest of us gathered the excess fencing and took it to the pasture beyond the pig enclosure.  Once that beautiful enclosure was made, we led the sheep down to it, locked them in and then picked up panels from the pig enclosure to make the winter paddock at the barn for the sheep.  A busy morning!

T-post pounding

Set the corner

Nora, tying on the wires

In the afternoon, we had the chance to learn the harnessing of the Sentinel Elm horses--Prince and King.  Some people practiced driving them while others of us split cordwood and/or worked with the oxen--Dean and Sal.

Caitlin learning to drive the steer

Caitlin, bucking a log

Warren, setting the pulley chain

In the evening, half of us went over to Warren's shop to learn about engine mechanics.  We are tasked with the responsibility of getting Maggie's old Ford tractor running again as well as getting the IH running for Nate to take to his new farm.    First we removed the cover of the engine, then undid the electrical connections and finally, separated the back part of the tractor from the engine block.  Our goal this evening was to get into the fly wheel.  We also discovered the clutch plate and it was decided that since it took us 2 hours to get into this place, we ought to fix this item as well.  Below is a video of the separation.  Thank goodness for Warren and his well-stocked tool supply.