chipper identification

[ryito1122334455]

any idea on what kind of chipper this is? also im having trouble removing the blades. i think its a chipmore but not sure. i know its been "modified" to say the least . just trying to bring it back to life. i figure for 1200 bucks cant go wrong. its been a lot of work but slowly it will be a masterpiece

 

[PeepTheBeaver]

Looks a lot like a late 70's/early 80's Chipmore.. Hard to tell though because like you said it's far from original.

 

[emr]

Some of that looks like the early 80's Chipmore that we used to have. Definitely a Frankenstein machine there.... but thats common with old chuck and ducks. When our knives used to get stuck, I used to hit the wedge with an air hammer and then work a pry bar into the gap in between the wedge and the drum and beat the living snot out of the pry bar. It was a chore some days but I always got it. Heres a pic of my baby in all of its glory.

 

[ryito1122334455]

any helpfull info anyone can give me will be appreciated....dont know much about chipmores....always ran a huge diesel vermeer