Chipper upgrade

[Baby Grand]

Looks to me like 4, short, staggered blades instead of 2 long sets of 2 blades. 4 small slots = stronger wheel than 2 long slots. I see they also welded a circumferential gusset at the tip of the blower fins = much less tip bending & fillet weld stresses. Also, more mass at the OD = greater rotational inertia. I don't think the staggered blades require any more power to drive than the in-line blades as they are taking smaller bites more frequently? Seems to me like all the changes are going in the direction of better performance & durability. I am shocked!

 

[Dr_Zinj]

Guess I'm just weird.

Anything more than 2 inches in diameter I call firewood.