Remington Mighty Mite

[emmerth]

Has anybody heard of these???

My parents are retiring to Myrtle Beach and while we were packing up their stuff, my dad gave me his old saw. It is an old Remeington Mighty Mite 34cc. I remember using it years ago. I think I cut more dirt with it than wood.

It has a 14" bar and in pretty good shape for how old it is. When I have a moment, i'll put some fresh fuel it and see how she does.

Are these things worth messing with? Or should I send it to the graveyard?

 

[PES+]

Actually I have two of them....they are fun

 

[bump_r]

I recently came into a John Deere version - seems like it'll be a fun little saw.

 

[belgian]

Actually I have two of them....they are fun

I picked up a MMA III not so long ago. Looked it through and noticed muffler was damaged (can be welded I guess) and top of piston had scoring marks. Can one still get hold of these pistons in the US ??
Roland

 

[RED-85-Z51]

Dont know if it is the same saw, but Ive got a Remington Mighty Mite Bantam saw.

It has a 10" bar with 1/4" chain. Im missing the air filter and cover, so I havent really used it.

But ilast I tried, it ran good, but the muffler was broken, and it was unbearably loud.

Great little light weight pruning saw.

 

[drogueman]

I also have a MM with a 14 inch bar and chain, it was my first saw and still runs. It has a small gas tank and oil tank and will run out of oil before the gas will . It doesn't seem to get enough oil on the bar so keep a close eye on it. It has a great little motor and plenty of power. I had to replace the coil one time and it was hard to find. Because it only has one bar bolt it would tend to loosen and then bend the chain adjustment tab so I drilled a hole in the housing and installed a second bolt and corrected the problem. Like the other guys said, it is a fun saw and very light weight, good for trimming limbs after the tree is down. Good luck with it.

 

[Indiana John]

Mighty Mite 600

If any of you are interested, I've got a Mighty Mite 600 with 16" bar that I'm going to stick on eBay pretty soon. It's missing the air filter and cover, and the chain sharpener plunger. Good compression, but no spark. Probably needs the points cleaned. I traded into it a few years back, and just never had time to mess with it.

 

[bcmktg]

If any of you are interested, I've got a Mighty Mite 600 with 16" bar that I'm going to stick on eBay pretty soon. It's missing the air filter and cover, and the chain sharpener plunger. Good compression, but no spark. Probably needs the points cleaned. I traded into it a few years back, and just never had time to mess with it.

I have a really clean MM500 I bought a couple of months ago and, like yours, it has great compression, but no spark. I have posted on a couple of sites looking for parts and also went to my local small engine shop, but to no avail. Guess I will either have to get rid of it or look for another parts saw that has spark.

Al

 

[RED-85-Z51]

Thats what my MM Bantam looks like.

Gotta find a bar and chain, and a Air filter/cover.

Saw is absolutely awesome!

I paid $3 for it at a yard sale.:biggrinbounce2:

 

[Justsaws]

I have a really clean MM500 I bought a couple of months ago and, like yours, it has great compression, but no spark. I have posted on a couple of sites looking for parts and also went to my local small engine shop, but to no avail. Guess I will either have to get rid of it or look for another parts saw that has spark.

Al

A Sem-Walbro Type AM42 or similar coil should be a direct fit if it is like a Remington Yard Master, Procut 32, or Alpina (yeah, I got got a box of these things). I went out and took a side cover of of a Yard Master to double check and it looks like a direct swap could work. These can readily be found on Homelite, Ryobi, Weed Eater string trimmers, which can usually be found in the junk pile at many small engine repair shops, sometimes for free. If it has points look for a really old looking trimmer. I do not know about the Bantam series as I have never seen one but I would think that a similar solution could be found. Good luck.

 

[bcmktg]

A Sem-Walbro Type AM42 or similar coil should be a direct fit if it is like a Remington Yard Master, Procut 32, or Alpina (yeah, I got got a box of these things). I went out and took a side cover of of a Yard Master to double check and it looks like a direct swap could work. These can readily be found on Homelite, Ryobi, Weed Eater string trimmers, which can usually be found in the junk pile at many small engine repair shops, sometimes for free. If it has points look for a really old looking trimmer. I do not know about the Bantam series as I have never seen one but I would think that a similar solution could be found. Good luck.

Wow, that is good news for me! I can work with info like that. I will just pop that coil off and take it down to the local small engine shop now that I know it isn't unique. Many thanks! I will let you know how it turns out.

Al

 

[emmerth]

I put fresh fuel in the take, gave it 5-6 pulls and it fired. By the 8th pull it was running. It has great top end and seems to have a ton of power for a little saw but it will not idle. I played with the carb adjustments but could not seem to get the idle low enough to stop the chain from spinning.

Keep in mind, I do not have an air cleaner on it. Could this be the problem? Does anybody know where I could pick one of these up?

Red,

Mine looks just like yours but not as nice. Great looking saw.

 

[bump_r]

...MM Bantam ... is absolutely awesome

You are truthfully "absolutely in awe" over the mighty mite bantam? One that needs a bar and chain and air filter cover? Seriously? In awe? Wow.

 

[RED-85-Z51]

I put fresh fuel in the take, gave it 5-6 pulls and it fired. By the 8th pull it was running. It has great top end and seems to have a ton of power for a little saw but it will not idle. I played with the carb adjustments but could not seem to get the idle low enough to stop the chain from spinning.

Keep in mind, I do not have an air cleaner on it. Could this be the problem? Does anybody know where I could pick one of these up?

Red,

Mine looks just like yours but not as nice. Great looking saw.

That isnt my saw in the pic, unfortunately.

But mine looks identical, just no air filter cover on top.

My bar and chain is still on it, just the bar is delaminating.

 

[RED-85-Z51]

You are truthfully "absolutely in awe" over the mighty mite bantam? One that needs a bar and chain and air filter cover? Seriously? In awe? Wow.

The bar and chain was in operable shape when I first got it, and I did a little pruning and such with it. Very torquey little saw!

To be so light and compact, it has surprising power. I was expecting this weak little anemic thing when I got it, but it shocked me!

The air filter cover and a filter was on it when I got it, as I recall, but it was all busted and held together with tape. I used it a little, then took all that crap off and cleaned it up.

 

[Indiana John]

I have a really clean MM500 I bought a couple of months ago and, like yours, it has great compression, but no spark. I have posted on a couple of sites looking for parts and also went to my local small engine shop, but to no avail. Guess I will either have to get rid of it or look for another parts saw that has spark.

Al

Have you tried just cleaning the points? Many times that all that's wrong with these older saws that have set for a long time. That's what I did with my old Dynamark, and it's got plenty of spark now. Then I found out it had a loose rod......

 

[McC]

Some saws can be very sensitive to running lean without the air filter. I have a MM as well. Electric start version.
Scott

 

[RED-85-Z51]

I dont know if it was just the Bantam that had it, or if all the MM's had it, but on mine, the oiler is attached to the throttle. You just blip the throttle a couple times and it puts a nice coat on the chain.

I pulled mine out this afternoon because I havent messed with it in a while...

Little squirt of gas down the carb ( I hate pullin the rope on this thing ) and it popped off and ran fine. idle was a stich lean, but 1/4 turn fixed that right up.

I went out and did a couple little branches with it. I can cut with it, as long as I dont put any pressure on the bar from about halfway, Back. The chain goes up into the little bar.

 

[MrSmallengine]

I have two of the mighty mite 500s, and one mighty mite 400, all three run great. its a powerful little saw, very fast for a older small top-handle saw. i still use on of the 500s for limbing and small stuff, i almost prefer it over my Stihl 009L,the 500 model seems to have a bit more wood-knawin' powa' supprisingly

 

[wse8562]

A Sem-Walbro Type AM42 or similar coil should be a direct fit if it is like a Remington Yard Master, Procut 32, or Alpina (yeah, I got got a box of these things). I went out and took a side cover of of a Yard Master to double check and it looks like a direct swap could work. These can readily be found on Homelite, Ryobi, Weed Eater string trimmers, which can usually be found in the junk pile at many small engine repair shops, sometimes for free. If it has points look for a really old looking trimmer. I do not know about the Bantam series as I have never seen one but I would think that a similar solution could be found. Good luck.

I have a mm500 here in the shop. Will these conversion do away with the points? Do you know for sure which trimmer coil would work best, Thanks