Stihl MS340

[Billhook]

Next door neighbour has offered me a Stihl 340.  She bought it to deal with a large elm some years ago (over ten?) but found it too much of a handful so it has hardly been used.  Still has the original chain unsharpened.  16 inch bar

How is the 340 rated?

[gary112]

How much Billhook? not bad saws especially as its done so little work

[TreeswingerPerth]

I had one years ago and it was a fair saw , got replaced by a Husky 357xp which in my opinion was bit of a beast compared to it .

Value wise , £150 ish ?

[peatff]

It's same as a 360 isn't it? £200+ on eBay buy it now, dreamers still want £150 for an old 024.

[Billhook]

I think that it is a Christmas present as I am sure I have given her ten times the value of the saw in free firewood over the years!

It seems to be a heavy barsteward though and quite a lot of compression to start.  I assume there is no decompression device but I am big and strong and she is small and weak so it is no wonder it has not been used!

 

I see it has a 59cc engine but I do not know the hp.

[NFG]

MS340 is a fine, no nonsense old school saw, can't say what its worth apart from the fact its worth having.

[Billhook]

6 hours ago, NFG said:

MS340 is a fine, no nonsense old school saw, can't say what its worth apart from the fact its worth having.

In that case it is a fine Christmas present!

[Billhook]

Does anybody know if the Stihl MS340 was fitted with a decompression device 

local dealer says not but elsewhere on the internet it does show some spare parts listing a 340 decompression valve

I always assumed that the thing on top of the cylinder head in the photo was a valve with the plunger missing but it must be something else.  I do not see this item on some other photos of 340s

[onetruth]

2 hours ago, Billhook said:

Does anybody know if the Stihl MS340 was fitted with a decompression device 

local dealer says not but elsewhere on the internet it does show some spare parts listing a 340 decompression valve

I always assumed that the thing on top of the cylinder head in the photo was a valve with the plunger missing but it must be something else.  I do not see this item on some other photos of 340s

Can't answer your question, I'm afraid, but it looks identical to my 340 - no plunger, just that rubber cap thing.  Possibly same housing as a different model that did have a decompressor?   

[johnnyboy158]

It's the screw to take the cover off