With the buildings and house being hooked up to a single meter, it means that if you tie in to the house panel box with the generator, you could feed the downed lines to the other buildings...and have possible tragic consequences. Also if you do not disconnect at the meter, when the power is restored, the power crew will probably not know your building's lines are down, and thus they could feed your broken lines and cause disaster. So if it was mine to do, I would pull the master switch (or breaker) at the meter pole, or if there does not seem to be a master switch, then break the seal on the meter and pull it out. It should have 4 large prongs on the back of the glass meter. Some meters pull straight out and some need just a bit of a twist then a pull. With the meter out, when the power company restores power to the main line, your house and buildings will be isolated until you can get an electrician to safely restore your on-site lines.
If you have telephone or cell service, I'd call your power company and find out their recommendations.
Unless you have the proper generator switch wired into your system, I'd only use the generator with extension cords going to whatever appliances you need to power. Do not feed into the house wiring through a dryer, welder, or electric stove cord. This may still backfeed into your downed building lines. Most likely your well pump will need 220 volts to make it run. Maybe you already have a heavy duty 220 extension cord with your arc welder that you could use to feed the well. If so, pull the well's double breaker out of the breaker box and feed it with carefully taped wires from the 220 cord.
As you will probably be powering the generator with a tractor PTO (or maybe its own 25 Hp engine) somewhat near the house, be careful about the wind direction and the engine exhaust. You or family can be just as dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. I surely would not let it run while the family is sleeping!
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