Groover wrote:
I think that we need more detail as to why you were not happy with the F150. I pull quite a bit more than that with mine and am satisfied. How was your truck configured? How about the hitch? What year model was it? What are you expecting? I don't think that anyone's half ton will exceed a properly equipped and set up F150 so recommending something in that range is difficult without a better description of what went wrong.
The F250 is a more solid and forgiving platform for not much more money up front, at least for the gas version. It does give up some ride quality and fuel economy though.
X2
What is your current payload?
What kind of tires , P or LT?
What kind of hitch and sway control?
How many passengers and how much gear in the bed?
For less than 6000 loaded would expect a Max tow would do well. But would like more details on your current setup and why you don’t like it.
Good luck,
Stu