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I ran into this same issue recently. Bought a 2016 f150 3.5 tt and was told it would tow 11.9! Showed me the flyer and looked legit with my bare bones knowledge at the time. 18 mo later in the market for a tt or 5er. With the right hitch, a tt was looking good until my wife saw a few on the interstate swaying pretty bad with a similar truck. No way!
Looked at the GD models and almost bought one. Empty hitch weight and my trucks extra payload looked promising. Nope. We were just over when to ALl of the math. Thought we could put bags and a helper spring next. Said F it and bought a 2018 F350 powerstroke dually and a 40' 5er! Problem solved!
Only way we saw to use a "half ton fifth wheel" was to have a alum F150, 3.5tt, max tow, max payload, long bed and even with doing that it is maxed out. Hell, some 3/4 ton trucks are at the limit with an ave rv now.
Was quite a learning experience for me. Good luck on your endeavors.
Troy
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