One of the most critical parts of your chipper, is wood chipper blades. They have a direct impact on the performance of your wood chipper and its life.

It is important to maintain your wood chipper blades, especially the cutting edges. This helps your chipper to perform to its maximum potential and expectation thus saving you time and money.

Dull chipper blades can cause the following problems in your wood chipper:

• excessive vibration and strain on the wood chipper and its components;
• degraded feeding performance;
• waist of engine horsepower and diesel;
• poor quality chips; and
• lost time and money

For these reasons it is imperative that you always maintain the condition of your wood chipper blades.

The need to replace chipper blades is reduced by almost 75% when blades are maintained and sharpened regularly. It will reduce the safety hazards that is associated with the use of a chipper tremendously.

A professional should always sharpen your wood shipper blades as it is a very delicate and precise job.

Many video’s and articles found on the web explains how one can sharpen wood chipper blades. Although ABC Chipper Blades can’t keep a chipper owner from performing these actions, it is recommended that this process is done by a professional that has the know-how and ideal tools for precision sharpening.

Not properly sharpening your wood chipper blades may increase the safety hazards of your operation thus an increase of possible injuries to the chipper operator.

Sharpening of wood chipper blades is done to a hundredth of a millimeter. Just like a tyre of a vehicle, a chipper drum needs to be precisely balanced otherwise vibration in your chipper can wreak havoc.

Not only will this lead to chipper damage and poor performance of your chipper but will also lead to external parts breaking off and fly in different directions. This can cause serious injuries to the chipper operator.

Chipper blades are parts that wears the most on a chipper and will eventually have to be replaced. They can become severely nicked or rounded and should always be replaced in sets.

Factors such as the knife manufacture’s quality, installation, anvil settings, feeding habits and materials affects how long wood chipper blades last. Another factor is maintenance of chipper blades.

Replace Wood Chipper Blades

When the need arises to replace a chipper blade always adhere to some extreme safety precautions. Take extra caution when replacing chipper blades as they are extremely sharp objects and can cause injuries.

In our “How to replace a chipper blade” article, you will learn how to replace wood chipper blades and the steps a chipper operator needs to take to ensure safety.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact ABC Chipper Blades.