Ugears Combine

Experience the marvel of movement mechanics first-hand with the UGears Combine harvester model set. This model offers a world-class example of movement mechanics and is perfect for demonstrating the fundamentals of device motion and how energy can be moved between objects to produce the function of an engine.

Building mechanical models is an excellent method to exercise your head and hands. Design kits are often utilized to assist improve hand-eye coordination, patience, teleological thinking, and an understanding of the physics and mechanics involved in the model being constructed. We carefully create all of our moving models to operate utilizing simple, real-life mechanical concepts which the builder can observe and value both while constructing the model and while viewing it pursue it's been finished.

A combine harvester is a complex device that is so-called due to the fact that it "combines" three various parts of harvesting crops into one device: reaping, threshing, and winnowing. Prior to the integrate harvester, harvesting crops was a stressful and time-consuming practice that could take big groups of people days or weeks of effort simply to pick the crops, to say absolutely nothing of processing them into food or material for business use.

The earliest integrate harvesters emerged in the 1820s, 2 entire centuries ago! These first harvesters were drawn by mules, oxen, or other livestock. When steam engines began to make a splash, it wasn't long prior to steam-powered engines were incorporated into integrate harvester designs. These harvesters were a lot more pricey and large, though, so many farmers stuck with livestock-driven harvesters. That all began to change with the advent of the internal combustion engine around the turn of the 20th century, and it wouldn't be long up until the gas or diesel-driven integrate harvester we all understand today ended up being the gold requirement for crop harvesting.

Don't stress over gas or coal, costs, though; the UGears Combine harvester model set is set in movement by a rubber-band motor! Roll the model backwards to power the motor up, release the handbrake, and see it go! See your model head for the fields with its spinning wheels and turning cutter board similar to a real integrate harvester would.

The finished model likewise has a covert compartment that can be opened up with a lever which is located to the left of the chauffeur's cabin. This compartment can be utilized as storage for personal tidbits or extra parts. This lever likewise operates as a brake to lock or run the harvester.

The UGears Combine harvester model has 154 high-quality precision-cut plywood parts. The approximated time of assembly for the model has to do with 2-3 hours. All 154 parts are carefully cut from strong plywood boards utilizing a high-accuracy laser cutting technique to ensure quality and dependability. Rated at intermediate trouble, this model appropriates for ages 14 and up.

Size: 5.3 x 6.5 x 11 in
Plan size: 14.6 x 6.7 x 1.2 in
Variety of parts: 154
Level: Intermediate
Assembly Time: 2 hours
Suggested Age: 14+
Kit weight: 1.6 pounds
Maker: UGears