Remington Chainsaws(including Mall chainsaws)

[Steve NW WI]

Got a 754 Super off the swap meet a week or so ago (thanks MS460Woodchuck), and I'm finally getting some pics up. I apologize for the poor pics, too much light coming in the window.

I haven't gotten time to do anything with it yet, hopefully be able to give it a good once over next week sometime. OT is finally slowing down at work, so I've got some tinkering time now on rainy days. I've got a couple other projects ahead of it though.

Sure do like the styling of these, and it's my first saw with a roller nose bar. It should enjoy living here, since several of it's long barreled relatives live here too. (870x2, 742 Carbine in .30-06, 141 in .35 Rem, and 511 and 597 .22s)

 

[Warped5]

Got a 754 Super off the swap meet a week or so ago (thanks MS460Woodchuck), and I'm finally getting some pics up. I apologize for the poor pics, too much light coming in the window.

I haven't gotten time to do anything with it yet, hopefully be able to give it a good once over next week sometime. OT is finally slowing down at work, so I've got some tinkering time now on rainy days. I've got a couple other projects ahead of it though.

Sure do like the styling of these, and it's my first saw with a roller nose bar. It should enjoy living here, since several of it's long barreled relatives live here too. (870x2, 742 Carbine in .30-06, 141 in .35 Rem, and 511 and 597 .22s)

Very nice indeed! I have one coming myself from another AS member, but it seems the Pony Express is having difficulty locating my cabin ..... :jester:

 

[Mr. Bow Saw]

Nice looking 754 Super Steve.

I had no plug wrench to remove plugs out of my two Super 75's
so I made one. It works real good.

 

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Nice Cliff,

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Nice looking 754 Steve, I used to cut with one of those years ago and they are nice in the cut, a good firewood saw for sure. The worst part is the spark plug location like Mr. Bow Saw pointed out!

Brian and Tina

 

[sawdust21]

Nice looking 754 Super Steve.

I had no plug wrench to remove plugs out of my two Super 75's
so I made one. It works real good.

Nice wrench Mr. Bowsaw. You might want to patent it. :msp_thumbup:

 

[Warped5]

Nice wrench Mr. Bowsaw. You might want to patent it. :msp_thumbup:

Yah ..... right after I imitate it .... Does anyone know what sort of scrench Remington supplied, if any?

 

[67L36Driver]

I found this wrench at a flea market and if you use the correct one, spark plug chainging is easy. The hex on the plug has to end up at the right place between the cylinder top and housing wall. Lawnmower configuration type plug.
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It's about .150" thick for 13/16" hex.

 

[Steve NW WI]

Thanks for the replies guys! I did not realize the PITA plug location yet. Guess I'd have figured it out soon enough. It looks to me like an offset box end wrench should go in there pretty well. Anyone try that? I'll be diggin thru the old wrench pile in the shed this weekend to find something that will work, or make a custom "Bobcat wrench" - so named after making waaaay too many custom tools to reach all the nuts and bolts on a 743 Bobcat where I used to work. Sure was happy the day that thing left!

 

[67L36Driver]

The original wrench was a flat 'cheapie' similar to the one below with a 9/16" deep well socket on the handle end.
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I had a picture of a Bantam with its accessories including the wrench but now cannot find it.

 

[crane]

Back in from the wilderness

Sorry to all for being gone for soo long, but I return bearing pics

http://www.arboristsite.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=198730&stc=1&d=1315794195


This collection is of Remington's made in Toronto and sold in Canada. They are a SL9( I have the proper rear handle), PL4 and PL5(manual oiler). I have a PL-5 Auto oiler tore down rigth now. I have cut with all of them.

 

[crane]

Hey sawdust,

Pm me if you know how to get the pics to load on screen automatically

 

[67L36Driver]

I learned to post pics in my own wonky way.

 

[crane]

Here's a PL-7. This saw is as I received it. I have another and out of the two I should be able to make a good runner. It's sporting a genuine 36" Remington Bar and .404 chain.

 

[crane]

Pl-55

Here is a PL-55. I pulled this saw out of the bone yard in the back of a saw shop in Central Alberta a few years back. From the pics, you can see that someone wrote "broken starter" on the recoil. Turned out that the thrust washers were dirty. Cleaned the recoil out and cut some wood. I've cut a fair bit of wood with the 24" bar and the saw pulls it with no issues. One of my go to saws and it should be restored at some point.

 

[crane]

Hey sawdust,

Pm me if you know how to get the pics to load on screen automatically

As you can see, I managed to get it figured. A little different than I remember. That'll teach me for being gone so long, lol

 

[67L36Driver]

Drew:
Glad you got it figured out. I tried a PM but your mailbox was full.

I tried to post how I do pictures but got the dreaded red X's.

Use "

" behind the picture shortcut.

Dang, there it is again.

 

[sawdust21]

Drew:
Glad you got it figured out. I tried a PM but your mailbox was full.

I tried to post how I do pictures but got the dreaded red X's.

Use "

" behind the picture shortcut.

Dang, there it is again.

Well I'm glad you guys figured it out, because I surely haven't Mr. Bow Saw has been kind enough to repost a few of my shots.

 

[sawdust21]

I learned to post pics in my own wonky way.

Great pics! Welcome back Crane, you have been sorely missed.

 

[Bumpin' Yota]

I'm loving the pics of the old saws!!

But I have a question for yall - I have an old montgomery ward 3.6 cubic inch saw that looks exactly like a rebadged SL-4. Problem is that the OEM muffler rusted away into nothing. I checked chainsawr.com and they have a muffler for it, but are currently sold out. I looked on ebay and nothing, then started looking at other saws to see if other brands might have used the same muffler and it looks like homelite's xl12's slanted muffler is almost an exact match? Does anyone know definitively?

Any help that can be provided would be awsome.

ps - Im also reading were Remington liked to use a weird size bar/chain/clutch, but have yet to research this - can a more modern bar, clutch, and chain be retrofitted?

pps - This is my Dad's old saw that he bought before I was born (32 now) and there's lots of memories associated with this saw...so I really would like to get it running again if not maybe a full restoration. I know my son would appreciate this piece of family history when he's my age or older...

 

[67L36Driver]

Drew:
Glad you got it figured out. I tried a PM but your mailbox was full.

I tried to post how I do pictures but got the dreaded red X's.

Use "

" behind the picture shortcut.

Dang, there it is again.

Ues "