[wiredgeorge]

To toss in my 2 cents... there are 3/4 ton trucks and there are 3/4 ton trucks. My sister's Ram Laramie 3/4 ton has a payload of less than 1900 lbs. Those "half ton" 5th wheels have gross weights in the neighborhood of 10K lbs and almost NO half ton truck has the payload. My sis's 3/4 ton Ram doesn't. Check the payload of that F250; if it was a fleet truck and is a non-luxury line (such as an XL model) it may have enough payload (over 2500 lbs) to handle some of the lighter 1/2 ton towable fifth wheels. If you are thinking about moving up, suggest you forgo the purchase and pick up a one ton that won't cause you to have to make hard decisions on which camper you can pull.

I had a 96 F250 w/7.5L gas motor, 2WD and short bed/super cab. The literature I saw said over 3400 lbs payload but there was no sticker and I never took it to a weigh station. I pulled my same 5th wheel and the main downside were the rear drum brakes. While I was probably safe and within payload limits (just making an educated guess), I bought a 1 ton as soon as I was able. Turns out the 96 F250 is a fairly desirable truck even with the gas hog 7.5L gas motor. I made a nice profit when I sold it; almost enough to purchase my 1 ton.