M810 how many are still out there?

[indy4x4fab]

Just wondering and can you guys post up pictures of what your m810 started as and what it looks like now. Thanks the indy crew.

 

[mrs._indy4x4fab]

I'll start. At some point it was over hauled, and they changed the data plate. Its not the right one for the truck (Nick and Glen both think that).At least that's what is the general thoughts on it, from what we have read and been able to uncover.

 

[91W350]

The majority of the members here have probably never seen a M810. Before we bought that one, I am not sure I had ever seen one before either. The only way I found it was that I knew it was an 809 series truck. It had a M820A2 data plate, which I knew was wrong and it was listed as a M35A3, which I knew was wrong. I bid it purely for iron price, had no idea what I was buying. Once we got it picked up and hauled home, I started searching to see what it was. I even posted a just for fun thread about the truck.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/conver...uld-you-believe-m813-different-box-maybe.html

I thought it was a boxed M813 with the wrong data plate. When we got it home though, it was way too short to be a M813, it was about M818 length, but has no sign of ever having the trailer air equipment in it.

I started searching M815, skipping M813, M814, M816, M817 and M820 as I already knew what they were. When the search results did not match, I went back and started forward with M809, M810... That is when I found the five ton in the water and the short wheelbase description. I think it is an 810 as there is 810 stamped in the frame rail close to the VIN. It is definitely unusual and you probably will not find many, if any, members who have done something with theirs.

During my M810 search, I did find new data plates for a M810 W/W, which this one is not, at TJ Murray's.

ID PLATE CHASSIS M810 W/W | DATA PLATES | Military Vehicles For Sale | Military Trucks For Sale | M35 A2 | 5 Ton | M151 A1 A2 | Surplus Parts - TNJ Murray

I was really tempted to use that chassis for my long desired short wheelbase 5ton with deuce or even shortened deuce bed. I just have too much going on right now to take on that project too. It would be sweet to have an ultra rare chassis like that as a conversation piece. It is listed as a short five ton chassis, frequently used to put box beds on, which is what we stumbled into here.

It appears to have been painted light blue sometime in its life and I suspect it was navy at one time. How it ended up being sand colored in the middle of Kansas on a GL lot, I will never know. Maybe Carnac can chase this one down. It would be worth the donation just to see how good he really is.

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members-rides/62871-2011-vin-info-thread.html

I am sure it also has some great history, it has that I have been there and done that look.... Glen

 

[indy4x4fab]

As far as I can tell, if thses people still have there 810 theres only a hand full of them still out there.

rizzo
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/4435-12-volt-m810.html
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members-rides/5078-m810-fresh-paint.html
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members-rides/4904-my-m810-gasser.html
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/members-rides/7241-stuck.html

his photo bucket (the only one that still works)
my trucks pictures by frankrizzo1972 - Photobucket

rwelker
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/5-ton-up/14978-got-new-m810-running-but.html

and that's it. Alot of these are old postings 2 to 5 years old.

By the way thanks glen the new data plates on order.

 

[91W350]

Took some searching.....

 

[indy4x4fab]

Cool, I'm thinking we are just going to have to put a winch on the front of aubreys m810, its got to match the data plate, right?

 

[indy4x4fab]

Found anther one more, man you want to talk about looking for a needle in a hay stack, 810s are it.

 

[M813rc]

M810 refers to a chassis-cab, you can put whatever bed/box/whatever the user wants on the back.

Cheers