Tractor electrics on the fritz

We received the replacement hardware and installed the other half of the gate.  However as you can see we still need to add the bracing on right side gate.  Eventually we'll finish it but for a good part of the day we spent tinkering and learning how to operate our tractor. 

Scott is presently researching an electrical issue with the tractor starting system.  Sometimes it starts sometimes it doesn't. The battery seems to be holding a charge so next thing he says we need to look at are starter solenoid, battery cable connections and the (neutral) starting switch.  Good thing the operator and shop manuals arrived last week.  Nonetheless we were able to practice driving up and down the road a few times and put it to "work" by carrying bales of straw down the hill to where we re-seeded.  I also installed some grass seed blankets in the ditch and pegged them with sticks to prevent seed wash-out in future rain storms.