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Chaos01, hi from Bowmanville!

I totally agree with the other posters that your F-150 is not suitable for towing a fifth wheel. I came to the same conclusion with my 2009 F-150 with a 5.5’ box although your 2017 will have a payload number probably 400# higher than my 2009 because of the aluminum body.

So, as you’ve stated, if you want to move to a fifth wheel, you’ll need a bigger truck. You’ll need at least a 3/4 ton gasser. If you want a diesel, go right to a 1 ton because the heavy diesel engine robs a lot of payload. It’s hard to find a good used heavy duty / super duty truck around here so you might have buy new. That was my experience in 2016 when I upgraded to my F-250 gasser. I’ve got my eye on a Cougar 30RLS or similar sized fifth wheel in the near future.

The good news is you have the opportunity to pick the fifth wheel first and then pick the truck you’ll need to handle the pin weight. Don’t be concerned about the truck’s towing capability because you’ll exceed the payload capacity long before you hit the max. towing (pulling) number.