[Zeke]

I towed a lot with my '89 1/2 T Chevy. Mostly w/o trailer brakes too. My race kart trailer had surge brakes which worked well except going down steep grades. Don't recommend those so much for hill country.

Anyway, 350 700 r4 tranny with cooler. Worked great. I sold my great running truck for less than a grand. If this was 2006 and you gave me choice between the '06 Chevy 1500 I have now and the old one, I'd take the old one for many reasons. But there were a couple of issues that trumped and I'm driving the newer model. I think the old one did more work easier.