Towing Help...(I know another one)

2112 wrote:
I don't think you will find a 1/2 ton SCREW that would safely tow that trailer. Most lack payload. There are a few F150 EB SCABs that will but they are hard to find. They are basically a strippo work truck.

You would be going from a Platinum to a lightly optioned XLT or FX2. Mine has close to 2100lb payload but no running boards, NAV, rear camara, sliding rear window, etc. All that adds weight which lowers payload.

Says the guy towing a 5ver with his F150.
What the OP needs to know is that his truck is the same basic truck as the one above. Just has lighter rear leafs and not a Eco Boost.
The F150 is a great 1/2 ton towing platform and the 5.0 is a towing beast for being a small V8.
With decent tires, a wdh on the camper and something to shore up the rear suspension (I'd reccomend Timbrens for ease of install and economical.) a 2011 F150 with 3.55 gears and 5.0 will tow a 8klb TT pretty well.
No, it's not a 1 ton dieesel Dooley but that doesn't mean it's incapable of pulling!
I had the same config truck as the OP except 2wd. Other than soft rear springs which were remedied by adding Timbrens to the rear axle, I towed way more than that truck was rated for, regularly. I'm not reccomending pulling a 14k flat deck all over but that truck did it with relative ease unless the tongue weight got out of hand.

OP, you may want to look at a little lighter trailers, but the one you listed is not out of the question.