We purchased our 3/4 ton truck 3 years before we bought our 5th wheel. The truck has handled the 5th wheel very nicely going on 8 years. Have less than 30,000 miles pulling the 5th wheel with this truck. Have not seen any need to change especially with Ford going through the 6.0L and 6.4L diesel engine fiasco's in spite of the weight police. Have 150,00 miles on the truck and still on the second set of tires. So the 5th wheel is connected less than 20% of the mileage. Its also my daily driver. At the time of purchase the main focus was towing capacity for an equipment trailer and did not want to deal with a dually in parking lots, etc.. Did not anticipate ever towing a 5th wheel. The towing capacity of a 2003 F250 was greater than the rated towing capacity of a 2003 F350 Dually. In retrospect I have no regrets whatsoever in spite of constant nagging of impending catastrophe from the weight police.
