Don’t buy a 1/2 ton because the book said it’s payload was the same as a 3/4.
The 1/2 ton is straining and the 3/4 or 1-ton is grossly underrated.
I agree but,I believe it is the modern 1/2 ton that is grossly underrated.
Point and case....I just sold a 2008 F-150 with a 7200 GVWR which was the same as my old '76 F-250..The F-150 did everything better than the old 3/4 ton that I had beefed up to haul a very heavy 35 foot fifth wheel.390 vs the 5.4..No contest,the 5.4 and the gearing was much better hauling wood in the bed and a trailer with 3 cords in it...
I work my trucks very hard hauling firewood in rough terrain and hauling trailers in said stuff..
I am not recommending a 1/2 ton over a 3/4 or 1 ton for a TC but I am saying a modern 1/2 ton is up to the task with mods for a smaller lighter TC as the op stated..
It's the grocery getter that always get my goat..(laughing)..I never brought home a sack of groceries(Beer maybe) in my modern 1/2 ton but I did bring home probably 15 cords of wood over a couple years..
I always have to come to the rescue of the poor 1/2 ton trucks everyone wants to put down "usually" without any hard experience to back it up,just worthless numbers as stated above..
