Help with rims and info

[Niedorf]

What rims can I replace these split rims with? The lugs are much larger than normal. Also can anyone decode the serial number: 253-22-S-2884
What year is it?
Is this a 1 ton or 1 1/2ton?
What motor is in it? (plate says 90hp)

 

[Bill Hanlon]

25x is a 1 ton.
The x being a 3 is a means a 137" wheelbase.
The 22 signifies a 228 cubic inch engine.
The S signifies the Saint Louis plant.
Chassis number 2884 puts your truck in the middle of 1952 production which was 2235 through 3104.

 

[Niedorf]

thank you for all the info! we close by! I'm in luling TX! found the truck in Somerset! Any idea of rims that will work on it?

 

[Niedorf]

25x is a 1 ton.
The x being a 3 is a means a 137" wheelbase.
The 22 signifies a 228 cubic inch engine.
The S signifies the Saint Louis plant.
Chassis number 2884 puts your truck in the middle of 1952 production which was 2235 through 3104.

The plate says "Pontiac Michigan USA"

 

[Bill Hanlon]

All the plates say Pontiac Michigan USA. That is where corporate headquarters was. The "where built" letter in the chassis serial number would be P for Pontiac Michigan, S for St. Louis Missouri or C for California (which was actually Oakland California). My GUESS on why C instead of O is that O might be interpreted as a zero.

 

[vwnate1]

Are you hoping to retain the dual rear wheels ? .

What size tires are on it now ? .

Is this an ex fire truck that was converted to a pump/spray rig or what ? .