The problem to sort of worry about is how a fifth wheel is setup on the truck carrier... The pin hitch on the fifth wheel is the problem. I'm sure they have done it before shipping a fifth wheel but that would be one of my concerns..
I have seen F150's pulling the 5th wheel's - Mine was one of them and it only got exciting when coming down long grades... I don't think you would have any problem with the F350 except maybe the age of the motor...
You might want to go the southern route to get past the mountains in Missouri and then head straight into Illinois between the mtn ranges...
Have made many a trips from North Texas to Illinois via Memphis and then take I57 up to the Mount Vernon home town area... Going due North of Fort Worth to pick up I40 to go across would probably get into some longer hill grades... I30 to Little Rock then I40 to Memphis then I57 to Illinois would not be a bad route either. Can't think of any long grades to deal with on that route... All Interstates have a standard grade of 6% I think it is... Its the 5 mile slow up grade that will eat your lunch haha... Then Katie bar the door coming down on the other side for 10 miles...
You will have nice roads heading North East out of Fort Worth...
Just take it easy and I think you will be just fine. I guess you already have a 5th wheel hookup on your truck...
There is another solution to consider as well and that would be to hire someone with a big truck to tow your fifth wheel for you...
Hauling on a flat bed concerns on my part are probably not an issue. Just my first thought on hauling a fifth wheel trailer and how they setup it up on the trailer.
I'm sure dealers do this all the time... All the trailers mostly come from Elkhard IND haha... If you are buying a brand new one it might even work out to have them order it from Elkhart IND and be shipped directly to a dealer near you in Northern Ill...
Don't laugh about someone with a POPUP trailer giving out info on 5th wheels haha...
Roy Ken
