I've got a new Ford on order and in the mean time I've taken a Ram for a test drive (which is actually quite a bit as I've not set foot in a Ford dealership). At the same price I'd go Ford but if Ram would beat Ford by a dollar I might be willing to give Ram a try. As it is the best I can do on a Ram Limited is a couple thousand more than what a Ford Platinum comes in at. For a trailer with a GVWR of 17k you could go SRW or dually .... either would do the job. I'd opt for a SRW short box.