I have found that brochures don't always tell the true weights of TT. for one thing the stuff you load into a TT may put the numbers way out of site for a ford 150. I had a chevy 1/2 ton and towed for many years with it. had my share of scary moments and I would always be on the look out for things to add to the truck to make it tow better. One day a friend told me I should have bought a 3/4 in the first place. So I did buy a 3/4 and boy was he ever right. I will go back to a 1/2 ton again, only if I don't tow any thing. my advise is the same as my friends, if you are going to tow any thing, get a 3/4 ton with a tow package and never look back.