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Old 02-01-2007, 02:23 AM   #1
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Trailer pulling with a 67-70

Any of you fellers tried pulling a medium size travel trailer with one of these trucks with a 350? I'm seriously thinking about this.I don't have the 465 Tranny with it's deep low but I do have the 435 which is still pretty good.
I'm thinking maybe I wouldn't want to get stuck on a hill with my set-up (stick with 3.73 open gears). Also someone suggested that drum brakes might be a liability as well.I'm in the West and would probably be dealing with some pretty major mountain passes.Any thoughts?-
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Old 02-01-2007, 04:09 AM   #2
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Re: Trailer pulling with a 67-70

good trailer brakes..
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Old 02-01-2007, 07:51 AM   #3
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Re: Trailer pulling with a 67-70

I pull a 25' 6000lb travel trailer with my 72 swb K10. I have a 350ci motor and it has all I need to pull very well but I'm not pulling through mountains. Get a good trailer brake control and a weight distributing hitch set up with sway control. Check out the trailer brakes real good and you should be fine. I also have 3:73 gears and they work great for pulling.
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