Remington Chainsaws(including Mall chainsaws)

[Brufab]

I cleaned up a nasty bar on the super 660 I'm working on. Bar #68P19. It's a hard nose bar. The chain that came off of it is oregon #51 .404 .058 the chain is froze up from rust. I tried a .063 chain on the bar and it seemed to slide fine. The old chain is 64DL and looks to have never been sharpened. Any thoughts guys? Can I soak the chain in something to free it up or once they get like that there toast?

 

[Yukon Stihl]

I cleaned up a nasty bar on the super 660 I'm working on. Bar #68P19. It's a hard nose bar. The chain that came off of it is oregon #51 .404 .058 the chain is froze up from rust. I tried a .063 chain on the bar and it seemed to slide fine. The old chain is 64DL and looks to have never been sharpened. Any thoughts guys? Can I soak the chain in something to free it up or once they get like that there toast?

electrolysis will clean them up like new
it gets rid of anything that isn't metal

 

[Brufab]

I have the chain soaking in coke. We will see, internet said it works lol. I'm limited on tools and stuff. I had to move back downstate to take care of my wife and 99% of my stuff is 2 hrs away.

 

[PogoInTheWoods]

I have the chain soaking in coke. We will see, internet said it works

Not very well. Vinegar is the best homebrew solution by most standards.

But if you want to know everything there is to know about reviving nasty old chains...

https://www.arboristsite.com/threads/philberts-chain-salvage-challenge.245369/

 

[67L36Driver]

Boost the vinegar dip with 2-5 volts DC.

I used a rechargeable battery charger (1 1/2 volts). Multiple connections on a long part.

It works.

 

[Brufab]

For the thread fellas!

 

[Brufab]

Reviving a super 754 from the depths of a shop in the pacific northwest. Chain on it is .404 .058 but the bar is identical to my other one running .404 .063??? Were guys running .058 in .063 bars back then??? My super 660 running .404 .058 but .063 fits in the groove just fine? I'm puzzled.

 

[Yukon Stihl]

Could be 063 chain in wore out 058 bars
that was a trick to get more use out of wore bars

 

[Brufab]

Its hard to get specifics on these saws atleast for me it is. All Mike acres internet says is just .404 pitch. Guys who were running these saws in the mid to late 1960's would be in there 80's now.

 

[Brufab]

Got another one up and running for the thread

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Its hard to get specifics on these saws atleast for me it is. All Mike acres internet says is just .404 pitch. Guys who were running these saws in the mid to late 1960's would be in there 80's now.

Mine came with a .404 .050 gauge chain ,but it was really an .063 bar that might have started life as a .050 .
Use the chain that fits the bar without slop. Otherwise the bar will wear to one side or the other prematurely.

 

[Brufab]

For the thread fellas!

 

[Brufab]

Seems like the bar oiler is working intermittently on both my super 754 saws. Sometimes I feel resistance other times I don't. Does flushing the oil system with kerosene a good idea to possibly resolve the issue? Thanks

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Seems like the bar oiler is working intermittently on both my super 754 saws. Sometimes I feel resistance other times I don't. Does flushing the oil system with kerosene a good idea to possibly resolve the issue? Thanks

Never a bad idea. I think there's probably some tiny o-rings in the piston pump maybe dried up?

 

[Brufab]

Looks like the oiler assembly is old school and easily serviced.

 

[Brufab]

Is it normal to have both sides of the bar oil ports to be clogged on super 754? Made a few cuts yesterday and this is what I ended up with? Thanks fellas! The oil ports don't really line up to much on the saw.

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

That is a multi-mount bar ,although it might have a Remington roller nose on it ,its intended purpose is a do all bar . It'll fit Remington, Poulans, McCulloch, Homelite, and Husqvarna as well as some others.

This is a factory Super 754 bar, has Remington script. ( ignore the 3rd top hole ,I drilled that).

This ia a Remington bar with a part number but no script.

Remington Super 754 bar overlaid on multi-mount , see the issue? Thats with the factory oill passages lined up.

Here's the 4 hole Remington next to the multi, adjustment holes and oil holes can line up.
Square Homelite hole is good to go, but your chain has to be the right length for it to work.
The roller nose Remington tip was used in a few other locations other than Remington.

 

[Brufab]

Thanks maintenance supervisor! That's alot of great bar info. I will have to investigate it more. Thanks again for your time knowledge and awesome pics! It will definitely give me something to do and play around with. Have a great day!

 

[Maintenance supervisor]

Keeping the oil holes unclogged is a little more difficult on the old Remington roller nose, seems like the gap at the nose lets alot more debris in the groove.

 

[Brufab]

I will have to play with chain length to see what and if things can line up may have to add or delete a link or 2