Found this saw. Appears to be pretty old. Can somebody give me a tutorial?

Reminds me a LOT of an old Homelite 400XL that I had back in the early 1970's The chain looks fairly new on that

Thats what I was thinking.Looks just like a Homelite dad had.

Yeah, it looks like it could chew pretty good but it’s heavy. Is the button there by the handle for manual oiling of the chain?

I never heard of a Power Lite. Also was curious about the Remington bar?

I would think the button would be for manual chain oiling. I had an old one that you had to manually push a button located in that same area. I don't recall the name, I got it at a garage sale many years ago. It was my first ever chain saw.

Definitely looks like a homey. Clean the plug, fresh mix, flip the switch to run, pull the choke and pull it over.

Looks more like a super xl or an xl 12. I have 5-6 of them..

It's a remington I believe, my buddy had one. Louder than a cannon!

My friends was a light blue if I remember right.

Same as homelite...I have a blue super xl.

Yes the humb button is the manual oiler. I have an xl923 that is auto but still has the manual button for extra goo.

lol, gonna have to wait on that. My Stihl is a 50:1 mix. This dang thing is 16:1. Forgive me for not having a can of that sitting around.

Add some more oil to a half pint of 50:1

Guessing there’s nothing ‘Lite’ about it

Lol, you'd be right

Remington powerlite chainsaw

Google it , some for sale on Ebay

Made by homelite...google it.

I have another xl12 that is green and yellow and is branded John Deere.

Oh yeah, I’m not an expert either...just collect a lot of junk..

I have the same Remington saw, blue and looks just like the top pictures.

Hang it in the shop and buy a Stihl!.

X2^^ or a husky

I gotta blue and red super xl. Needs a new carb though

Got it fired up. lol Thing sounds like a Funny Car compared to my Stihl.

Doesn’t like to stay running when she idles down though.

I cut about 15 cords a year. Had a husky that was a workhorse for about 15 yrs before getting a nee Stihl last year. 14 years to go before the verdict is out on which is better.

No chain brake and it doesn't look like it has much in the way of anti-vibration built into it.

No sissies back in the day.

That's right. Carpal tunnel on the other hand....

on BOTH hands

Much easier on the arms when it’s chewing on a log.

Looks like a Remington, my grandfather bought one years ago and they gave him a Remington nylon 66 , 22 rifle along with the saw.
He said after running the saw he understood why they gave him the rifle, and that was to shoot yourself after running the saw.

lol

Make sure you know and use the correct oil ratio. Might be a 24 to 1 engine or earlier. Surely not 50 to 1.

16:1 Charles.

Sounds like a funny car, lol

That's the thing I remember most about the one my friend had.

after runnin a lot of new saws i get safety scared just pickin up one of my ancestors saws around.aint no wonder they were as dangerous as they were.

The thing is a beast! I found the sweet spot with the choke and used it this morning to cut up the trees I cut down yesterday. The manual oiler is easier to operate than I first thought.

Manual oiler saw is the way to go if you use the same saw to cut ice and wood.

rem branded Homelite

I have a homelite , I leave it on the shelf in the garage and run the J-Reds

great if your into antiques , shelf if your into having wood get cut on a schedule

Thank you for that nugget of wisdom.

I am going to admit I didn't read all the other posts first I saw the pic and posted

Find a nice shelf to display it and get a modern saw to use. The joints in your fingers, hands, and wrists will thank you later.

No spark arrester on that saw.
Good advise DanN

Eh...I use mine every now and then. I put the Granberg slab jig on it and cut posts, works well. Definitely wouldn’t want to use it every day that’s for sure. Parts are getting hard to find too.
Mine also don’t sit on a shelf..I hang them by the handle from the purlins of the log shop. I get compliments all the time..or a few look in horror.
I recently picked up an 1100 with what looks like a winch drive on it. Wish I could get pics to post. Can’t find a name on the case.

yep, which makes it not an XL or XL 12

Homelite made them.
for Remington and some cross reference and parts are at Jacks, https://www.jackssmallengines.com/equipment/remington/chainsaw/sprockets even in Jarrettsville where I used to pile up the pheasants back in the 60's-70's.

I have a chainsaw problem, don't know how to start a new topic, don't want to offend. . I pulled a big woops the other day. put chain oil in gas tank. . . if ok I will describe problem. old 243

Makes it NOT an xl or xl12?? You are wrong, ALL of my homelites have manual oilers. The xl 923 has auto and thumb the xl925 is just thumb.

If I could post pictures I could prove it....dang it.

Fire away.

You can’t post using the site functions?

i'm just saying all my XL's had automatic oilers

I don't see it as being a big problem. Dump the oil out of the gas tank, pull the sparkplug, hit the bulb primer several times if it has one and crank on it a few times. The oil might move slow through the gas line but I think you can move it along. Probably foul a plug in the process before it comes out of it.

Hobbietrapper I haven’t been able to post pics since the last time the site was (changed?).. no matter what I do I can’t seem to post....think I was able to resize? my picture once or twice and it took but that’s it. I’m also working from a mobile phone so that could be my problem.

Test pic

Well hot dog it worked!! Never works at home, I’m in town right now...