cruz-in wrote:
potential towing difference/issues aside, we would be gaining significnt space, while staying within the towing limits of our truck. Albeit at the very top of the towing limits....
Going to thie equiveelent sized 5th wheel would put us way over GVWR for the F250....
If you do lots of towing (or plan to), then it would be wrong to put "potential towing differences/issues aside". I have zero experience, but if any TT is going to have stability/load balance issues (and they do), seems like a TT toy hauler is the most likely candidate.
I had one bad sway problem with a TT many yrs ago and I have always felt I would rather tow a fiver and be maxed out at 100% of GCWR than tow a TT at 80% of GCWR. Last thing I would want to do is tow a TT at 100% of GCWR. OK, so my experience is out of date, but I recently rode along with a friend moving a TT just 30 miles and could not believe how uncomfortable the ride was compared to a fiver. Just too much leverage even with a "correct setup" and it would cause too much driver fatigue for me. Guess if that is what you are used to, then you think it is fine. But as another poster indicated, his experience moving from a fiver to a TT was not good.
Before making the switch, maybe you have a friend with a TT and you can ride shotgun. Maybe it would be better to get a more capable tow vehicle first and later get a fiver TH.
