Today, we were looking at the theme of agricultural machinery and how this helps farmers to do their job. This was a very enjoyable experience involving learning how to turn lambs in order inspect them using our just our hands. We then moved onto larger ewes to compare the difficulty doing the same with a larger sheep. This was then made easier with the help of a rolling cage. (a.k.a the Sheep-Twist-o-Matic 2000). The rolling cage involved separating a sheep from the herd and clamping it with a rib-cage like contraption that secured the sheep in position allowing it to be rotated with the pull of a lever.
We then moved on to learning about farm machinery, such as the tractor and a telehandler. We talked about the tractor's tyre design (including pressures), types of axle, hydraulics and fuel. The telehandler had three different methods of steering and a hydraulic boom that extended 6 metres. We then finished with a practical demonstration of a straw shredder.
Alex
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