I've got a Conta Lightening ⚡⚡, a Partner R-16 I restored and an old Solo 640. But my favourite would be some of the old P series Pioneers. Partner was a great saw co.
It's hard to make money on old equipment, but for me, it's a labor of love when it comes to machines like this. You have to preserve some of the old ones for the future, so we don't forget about them. Equipment like this isn't taken care of or preserved the same way a muscle car is. They get harder and harder to find in decent condition, particularly when you factor in the difficulty in finding parts for them. I love seeing one saved. This was worth saving, and would look great with a light restoration.
i bought an old XL-1 Homelite chainsaw at auction a few years ago. From the early 70's. Light blue in color. Excellent shape. Just needed a few fixes. Replaced the fuel lines, fuel filter and the air filter. Started up right away. Since this was a collector's item I eventually sold it to a collector in the US. He was extremely happy with it.
Just came across this Video. Great Stuff! CONGRATULATIONS on 400K !!!!!!!! 🎉🎈🍾 💪👏 I feel I can safely speak for others as well as myself, when i say, YES, More Videos like this. It is like watching a Master Artist when You take these things apart, and “breathe” new life into them! Hope it goes to a good Home! Take care and stay Safe Don!
Great video! For me it was also a good learning opportunity for diagnosing small engines. I’ve been watching Donnie’s videos for a long time & I’ve learned so much. I’ve been going to garage sales & auctions to get mowers & snowblowers dirt cheap that don’t run, & I get them to run then sell them. I usually can get a non running mower for about $10.00, spend about $15.00 in parts, maybe half hour to maybe 45 minutes time fixing & cleaning then sell it. I don’t make a huge profit, I just do it as a hobby.
I happen to own an old Remington chainsaw that hasn’t run for about 40 years. This video has encouraged me to try to get that old thing started. Thanks a lot I really enjoyed the video!
Love seeing old saws brought back to life. I brought my uncle's homelite super xl 925 back to life after it sat for almost 16 years. Great saw but heavy
Got one just like it. It's a powerhouse. I bought it in the late 1980's needing a lot of work, it was old and missing a lot of parts but I fixed it and have used it since (heavily at first but not often in last five years, only a couple of times a year). The fuel tank / bar oil tank gasket is huge, covering the whole side outline of the engine and very prone to leak. All serviceable if you can cut large complex gaskets. Neoprene .03" sheet works well. Crank seals used to be available from industrial seal suppliers, not sure now. The bar oil pump is very effective and will push out any sawdust when you operate it, you know the chain is getting oil, cause you feel it pumping. Love this saw. Mine now needs clutch shoes, but not sure if I can get some any more. Eatons sold these saws under the Viking brand, painted yellow- I have several Viking parts on mine. Just mentioning it in case you are looking for replacement bits that may not be branded as Remington. Nice to see your video! Cheers.
My dad always talked about “back in the day” getting a free .22 gun when he bought a chainsaw. Not sure what brand of chainsaw it was but the 22 was a Remington. Great video, I'd watch more of the vintage small engine repairs.
Being born in 1955, coming up, I worked on my Mother's cars. They all had points and a condenser. I learned how to work on the points and adjust the timing at a young age. What a blast from the past, piece of nostalgia. Nice one, Don! 👍👍 Later in life, I built my own timing light from a schematic and parts list in Popular Mechanics, or something like that. I still have a points file. I don't use it for points anymore, but it comes in handy for all kinds of things. I didn't know about using 320 and 400 grit paper on the points back then, though, but the procedure always worked and lasted a good while.
This video was nostalgic for me, one of my favourite Donny videos. How U had that lense zoom focused on them ol points was 🔥 fire, like a surgeon doing a tutorial. Perfect start to finish tutorial for any kid wanting to bring Pah's old saw back to life. Sure more could have been done like the fuel system, but!!...the core problem that prevented it running was diagnosed and resolved. Really nice u offered it up to a genuine collector! Amazing that saw is 60 years old! Edit: also noticed it had 'chipper' chain too which is an old style of semi chisel.
I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with; the design engineering that went into making this saw or your knowledge and experience in resurrecting this saw from the dead after 20+ years. I was a little surprised you didn't check the gap on the original plug unless it wasn't important at that stage or maybe you checked it off camera(?) Same goes for the new plug. Great video. I love these old machines.
Remember with the bars that had no tip wheels in them, it was much commoner to run the chain looser to avoid overheating. I remember the first saw I had when I was a kid. It was an old Mac210, not so sure about that and probably not as old as this Remington. If I remember correctly, it had a manual oiler, but also included an auto oiler.
Great video. I like watching the old and new repairs. Just today a fellow brought me a 30+ year old Honda push mower to get running. Fresh gas and a carb clean was all it took
Very nice! The old Remingtons are very similar to the old Homelite 76 model. I used to sell Homelite chainsaws. This video has inspired me to haul out my old Remington PL5 and see if I can get it running as well as that PL4. 👍 🇨🇦
Kool. I cut my teeth on the old Homelite Super XL , XL 12 and the Super XL 925s. Worked in the logging industry my whole life, 42 years. And have run and worn out many 925s in those years. It even sounds like the old Super XLs. Love the video. Thanks for the memories.
Oh, that was great! And the saw was made in Canada!!! So good to see Donny work on this. I myself enjoy working on old equipment, and this made me smile. Nice job, Donny!!!!
Thank you for the great video. I've never seen a chainsaw with points in it before. I learned something new today. I'd like to see more repairs like this in the future.
I've been waiting for a long time for you to post a raw, in depth video of something like this. Always enjoyed your videos, and stuff like this always brings me back. Please keep it up!
Don, a pro like you donating your video time for all us Internet Dweebs is most appreciated. Heartfelt thanks...this is one of the best parts of the digital life.
Thanks for this video, because I bought one new in the US in 1969 and have used it steadily. I had home fire places from '69 through '81 and never bought firewood. I still use it occasionally to trim tree limbs. When I moved to Florida in '81 I used it to remove Coconut Palms because of lethal yellowing and forgot to OIL. So I had to get a new bar. Really enjoy your videos and get a lot out of them. At that time the gas/oil ratio was 40:1. Now it is 15:1. And I used kerosine/old oil mix for bar oil. :)
The cover on the points box usually doubles as a feeler gauge. Mic it, and I bet it is .015" A lot of the time this was stamped on the tin itself. You really could service these saws right in the field with simple tools. Some other things to note: you will probably have better luck restoring old corroded points by taking them out and carefully polishing them flat on an Arkansas stone. It does a lot better job than a few swipes with sandpaper.....Lastly, you may not get any spark if you are spinning the flywheel by hand with the recoil off and flipping it the wrong direction. You usually can't use a drill on the nut, because it is counter clockwise and will spin off the RH thread nut. Great video, thanks!!
Excellent video. I myself enjoy working on these old saws, and teaching my sons how to work with points because I come from that era when I started working on small engines back in the mid 70’s when I was a teenager. The point gap on many of these old saws are usually around .020, but I did notice on the housing just above the points cover to set the point gap to .015. Some manufacturers did use a slightly smaller gap than the usual .020. I have a small 12” Montgomery Ward chainsaw with a Fairbanks Morse engine in it that uses a .015 point gap as well. It runs like a top. Tom
That really looks a lot like a Homelite. I almost wonder if it was made by Homelite for Remington. Good job on fixing it up and hopefully it ends up still getting used some.
Cool old saw. Homelite came out with the XL-12 and almost overnight everyone else came out with their version that looked similar. The first “lightweight” saws were revolutionary in the 1960’s, Homelite made a renamed version of the XL-12/ Super XL until 1997 believe it or not.
Great upload, thanks Dony. Lovely to see how great things were made a few decades back. Such a shame that home grown products like that can't be competitive in today's world. Congrats on getting it going, made it even sweeter.
What's your favorite vintage chainsaw?
I have one up in Cocagne NB but I'll have to check what it is.
I love the stihl 028 super. It was a tank of a saw.
i have Partners myself, love the video bty great job. I also had a Remington 754 look that one up, what a beast.
Stihl 041
I've got a Conta Lightening ⚡⚡, a Partner R-16 I restored and an old Solo 640. But my favourite would be some of the old P series Pioneers. Partner was a great saw co.
Videos like this with older equipment is very enjoyable to me. I hope I'm not the only one.
i really like to see "old things" getting back to life. I enjoyed it.
I just bought one of these at a yard sale for 10 dollars. All original.
Reset to 015 on the points like it says under the flywheel which will give it some advance and more bark. Good video.
That Saw was.made back in the day when quality meant everything to the manufacturer of product s
It nice to see someone bringing it back to life again after it sitting so long and preserving a bit of history
I love the sound of those
These old tools are still useful and should be brought back to life. A handy little saw for around the house.
Working on old equipment ROCKS!
I love these types of videos. More please. You're so good. I learn so much from you. And you are a great person too. Thanks, Don
Thanks buddy!
Such an awesome fun video Don! I am almost the same age as this saw, so it is great to see that old machines still works 🙂
Greetings from Sweden
I love old stuff like this. I would love to see more of this style of video.
That was a really neat video. I like seeing old equipment brought back to life.
It will run way better than the new junk stuff
I really enjoy watching old chainsaws, snowblowers, mowers, etc being revived. I seem to learn something from each video.
I had a xl12 looked just like this Remington
BACK WHEN SAWS WERE BUILT TO LAST 😁👍
Nice to see old equipment working again. Don’t see it anymore
Quality is what mattered!
Loud as anything thats how we like it the okd stuff equals awesome 👍👍👍
You can't deny the tone these old saws make. Thanks for sharing!
I noticed while you set points stamped into the casting close to point area it said points .015. Good video. Thanks
Good eye
I just restored one of those! Awesome saw!
Great watch , love these kind of videos
Thanks for the memories, started working in them with my father and my uncle.
The once and forever king of small engines on The Internet. Thanks for this series Don, I love these granddad saws.
It's hard to make money on old equipment, but for me, it's a labor of love when it comes to machines like this. You have to preserve some of the old ones for the future, so we don't forget about them. Equipment like this isn't taken care of or preserved the same way a muscle car is. They get harder and harder to find in decent condition, particularly when you factor in the difficulty in finding parts for them. I love seeing one saved. This was worth saving, and would look great with a light restoration.
I know you're only a young man, but back in the day we'd put a couple of drops of light oil on the felt pad for the points cam, not grease.
i bought an old XL-1 Homelite chainsaw at auction a few years ago. From the early 70's. Light blue in color. Excellent shape. Just needed a few fixes. Replaced the fuel lines, fuel filter and the air filter. Started up right away. Since this was a collector's item I eventually sold it to a collector in the US. He was extremely happy with it.
Nice to see the old chain saw running
great video would like to see more of them thank for all your videos
Just came across this Video. Great Stuff! CONGRATULATIONS on 400K !!!!!!!! 🎉🎈🍾 💪👏
I feel I can safely speak for others as well as myself, when i say, YES, More Videos like this. It is like watching a Master Artist when You take these things apart, and “breathe” new life into them! Hope it goes to a good Home! Take care and stay Safe Don!
Great video! For me it was also a good learning opportunity for diagnosing small engines. I’ve been watching Donnie’s videos for a long time & I’ve learned so much. I’ve been going to garage sales & auctions to get mowers & snowblowers dirt cheap that don’t run, & I get them to run then sell them. I usually can get a non running mower for about $10.00, spend about $15.00 in parts, maybe half hour to maybe 45 minutes time fixing & cleaning then sell it. I don’t make a huge profit, I just do it as a hobby.
I had a Remington 770 super 3 ft bar it was definitely a mean chainsaw
Nice to see something that was built to last.😊
Recently I’ve been picking at some old pioneer 1074s, I would love to see some will it run videos with some old pioneers
Sweet. We sold them Wright and McCulloch.
I happen to own an old Remington chainsaw that hasn’t run for about 40 years. This video has encouraged me to try to get that old thing started. Thanks a lot I really enjoyed the video!
Used to shave with a Remington , but this would definitely leave a rash , great repair well done !😂😂😂
Giving that old beast a second wind fantastic job
I think it’s really cool that you did it. I know chainsaws don’t bring in much money for repairs but I do love fixing stuff
I would love to have this old saw
Love seeing old saws brought back to life. I brought my uncle's homelite super xl 925 back to life after it sat for almost 16 years. Great saw but heavy
Homelite chain saw, they were very well built and solid...
I think this is also interesting saw being from the firearms manufacturer from years past...like where Husqvarna started!
Got one just like it. It's a powerhouse. I bought it in the late 1980's needing a lot of work, it was old and missing a lot of parts but I fixed it and have used it since (heavily at first but not often in last five years, only a couple of times a year). The fuel tank / bar oil tank gasket is huge, covering the whole side outline of the engine and very prone to leak. All serviceable if you can cut large complex gaskets. Neoprene .03" sheet works well. Crank seals used to be available from industrial seal suppliers, not sure now. The bar oil pump is very effective and will push out any sawdust when you operate it, you know the chain is getting oil, cause you feel it pumping. Love this saw. Mine now needs clutch shoes, but not sure if I can get some any more. Eatons sold these saws under the Viking brand, painted yellow- I have several Viking parts on mine. Just mentioning it in case you are looking for replacement bits that may not be branded as Remington. Nice to see your video! Cheers.
The aluminum handle is a priceless dinosaur.
Nice!!! A few of these resurrection videos would be pretty cool.
Love to see the old saws come back to life
Just love it when they jump into life.. it's very satisfying.. finding things like coils can be difficult..
Great video! I really enjoy your videos down here in Missouri.
Wow, I didn't realize Remington made chainsaws besides firearms. They have been making firearms for over 200 years. A very very old manufacturer!
My dad always talked about “back in the day” getting a free .22 gun when he bought a chainsaw. Not sure what brand of chainsaw it was but the 22 was a Remington. Great video, I'd watch more of the vintage small engine repairs.
Those were the best saws ever made in my book. You can’t kill them. Great repair 👍🙏👍🙏
Wow, brings back memories of my first chainsaw, a PL4, I loved that saw. My dad had a one man chainsaw/mower shop.
I've enjoyed watching you work on older equipment.
Being born in 1955, coming up, I worked on my Mother's cars. They all had points and a condenser. I learned how to work on the points and adjust the timing at a young age. What a blast from the past, piece of nostalgia. Nice one, Don! 👍👍 Later in life, I built my own timing light from a schematic and parts list in Popular Mechanics, or something like that. I still have a points file. I don't use it for points anymore, but it comes in handy for all kinds of things. I didn't know about using 320 and 400 grit paper on the points back then, though, but the procedure always worked and lasted a good while.
Love, love, love these old saws! Thank you for the great video!
This video was nostalgic for me, one of my favourite Donny videos. How U had that lense zoom focused on them ol points was 🔥 fire, like a surgeon doing a tutorial. Perfect start to finish tutorial for any kid wanting to bring Pah's old saw back to life. Sure more could have been done like the fuel system, but!!...the core problem that prevented it running was diagnosed and resolved. Really nice u offered it up to a genuine collector! Amazing that saw is 60 years old!
Edit: also noticed it had 'chipper' chain too which is an old style of semi chisel.
Great video. I love seeing this old stuff run, especially since it was so well cared for.
Awesome content, I love to watch these old machines being revived. You are a true master mechanic.
Really enjoyed this one Don.
I'm not sure what I'm more impressed with; the design engineering that went into making this saw or your knowledge and experience in resurrecting this saw from the dead after 20+ years.
I was a little surprised you didn't check the gap on the original plug unless it wasn't important at that stage or maybe you checked it off camera(?) Same goes for the new plug.
Great video. I love these old machines.
i got a little collection of homelite saws that i use around the house...I like to see more of those videos.
Awesome fix, nice to see that old girl breathing life again. Good job Don !!
Fun recovery! It's always satisfying to bring an old engine back from the dead.
Hi Dony, you are simply a wizard. Yor way of doing your job is amazing and informative.
Man, this was a neat video Don, alot of fun to watch. As always thanks for taking the time to do this video.
Cool. A lot of the time the older models are better built. Made to last. No emissions control. Less plastic.
Remember with the bars that had no tip wheels in them, it was much commoner to run the chain looser to avoid overheating. I remember the first saw I had when I was a kid. It was an old Mac210, not so sure about that and probably not as old as this Remington. If I remember correctly, it had a manual oiler, but also included an auto oiler.
Great video. I like watching the old and new repairs.
Just today a fellow brought me a 30+ year old Honda push mower to get running. Fresh gas and a carb clean was all it took
Very nice!
The old Remingtons are very similar to the old Homelite 76 model. I used to sell Homelite chainsaws.
This video has inspired me to haul out my old Remington PL5 and see if I can get it running as well as that PL4.
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Husky 61. Bought it used in about 1982. Still cuts.
Kool. I cut my teeth on the old Homelite Super XL , XL 12 and the Super XL 925s. Worked in the logging industry my whole life, 42 years. And have run and worn out many 925s in those years. It even sounds like the old Super XLs. Love the video. Thanks for the memories.
I work on 60-70 yr old cars so this was right up my alley and lots of fun, thanks
Love this video! I do this myself with old saws. Nothing better than bringing one back to life!
Oh, that was great! And the saw was made in Canada!!! So good to see Donny work on this. I myself enjoy working on old equipment, and this made me smile. Nice job, Donny!!!!
Chainsaw enthusiast wall hanger. Very enjoyable, thanks!!!😊❤
Great vid,old equipment old school still the best👍
Thank you for the great video.
I've never seen a chainsaw with points in it before. I learned something new today.
I'd like to see more repairs like this in the future.
I really enjoy these restoration vids, part of our heritage, especialy with someone knowledgeabe on them, good job
More of this kind would be great. NICE.
I've been waiting for a long time for you to post a raw, in depth video of something like this. Always enjoyed your videos, and stuff like this always brings me back. Please keep it up!
Awesome video Don what a great saw to have !
Don, a pro like you donating your video time for all us Internet Dweebs is most appreciated. Heartfelt thanks...this is one of the best parts of the digital life.
Thanks for this video, because I bought one new in the US in 1969 and have used it steadily. I had home fire places from '69 through '81 and
never bought firewood. I still use it occasionally to trim tree limbs. When I moved to Florida in '81 I used it to remove Coconut Palms because of lethal yellowing and forgot to OIL. So I had to get a new bar. Really enjoy your videos and get a lot out of them. At that time the gas/oil ratio was 40:1. Now it is 15:1. And I used kerosine/old oil mix for bar oil. :)
I love seeing old saws come back to life I work on them as well
Awesome resurrection! Thanks for the video!
The cover on the points box usually doubles as a feeler gauge. Mic it, and I bet it is .015" A lot of the time this was stamped on the tin itself. You really could service these saws right in the field with simple tools. Some other things to note: you will probably have better luck restoring old corroded points by taking them out and carefully polishing them flat on an Arkansas stone. It does a lot better job than a few swipes with sandpaper.....Lastly, you may not get any spark if you are spinning the flywheel by hand with the recoil off and flipping it the wrong direction. You usually can't use a drill on the nut, because it is counter clockwise and will spin off the RH thread nut. Great video, thanks!!
Nice! Well done! 👏
It’s a live! How cool is that. Good job!
Nice job Donny good content good teaching good job. Love seeing that stuff.
Excellent video. I myself enjoy working on these old saws, and teaching my sons how to work with points because I come from that era when I started working on small engines back in the mid 70’s when I was a teenager. The point gap on many of these old saws are usually around .020, but I did notice on the housing just above the points cover to set the point gap to .015. Some manufacturers did use a slightly smaller gap than the usual .020. I have a small 12” Montgomery Ward chainsaw with a Fairbanks Morse engine in it that uses a .015 point gap as well. It runs like a top. Tom
That really looks a lot like a Homelite. I almost wonder if it was made by Homelite for Remington. Good job on fixing it up and hopefully it ends up still getting used some.
Cool old saw. Homelite came out with the XL-12 and almost overnight everyone else came out with their version that looked similar. The first “lightweight” saws were revolutionary in the 1960’s, Homelite made a renamed version of the XL-12/ Super XL until 1997 believe it or not.
I would love to have it thanks again for a old school saw
Great upload, thanks Dony. Lovely to see how great things were made a few decades back. Such a shame that home grown products like that can't be competitive in today's world. Congrats on getting it going, made it even sweeter.
Hey Dony. I’m a sucker for Will it Run videos. Yes, more please.
That was really enjoyable. I hope you show more. Thank you Don.