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Wooden Combine Model Is Accurate To The Last Detail
Retiree Heinz Wunderlich, of Wilnsdorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, has a love of agricultural machinery he’s maintained from his childhood. He credits his father, who was also enthusiastic about farm equipment, with passing on a passion for these intricate machines.
Today, Wunderlich delights both model-building
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Wooden Combine Model Is Accurate To The Last Detail
Retiree Heinz Wunderlich, of Wilnsdorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, has a love of agricultural machinery he’s maintained from his childhood. He credits his father, who was also enthusiastic about farm equipment, with passing on a passion for these intricate machines.
Today, Wunderlich delights both model-building and agricultural machinery fans with his unique wooden models.
“When the coronavirus hit in May 2021, I thought, ‘What am I going to do now?’” he says. “I wanted to make something beautiful, but also practical.”
The result was a massive 450 kg. (1,000 lbs.) wooden, fully functional, Claas Matador Gigant combine harvester, recreated to the finest detail at a scale of one to three.
Wunderlich spent 8 to 9 hours a day in his workshop, piecing together the model from wood over 3,000 hours, and creating and fitting together 10,000 individual, hand-crafted pieces of ash.
The Matador is larger than a car and built complete with remote-controlled functions.
“Wood is my favorite material,” explains Wunderlich. “If I’d built the entire thing from metal, it probably wouldn’t have turned out as perfect as it is now.”
The unique harvester is more than just a showpiece. Equipped with 14 electric motors, 120 ball bearings and a remote control, it mimics all the actions of a real combine, including the cutting unit, wheels and auger.
Wunderlich exhibited the combine harvester at the Freudenberg Technology Museum, where it entertained visitors for four weeks.
The non-profit association preserves and presents the memory of the region’s early industrial development, paying homage to its pioneers. They invite everyone to visit the Museum and enjoy what it has to offer.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Technikmuseum Freudenberg, Olper Straße 5, 57258 Freudenberg, Germany (ph 02734 3248; info@technikmuseum-freudenberg.de; www.technikmuseum-freudenberg.de).
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