Hi,
Good thing that you wrote in and asked the question. Some will say go to a truck dealer and get a 3/4 ton truck, the dealership will say "It can tow anything" and you go to the RV dealership with the newly purchased truck and they will tell you look over there at the tiny fifth wheels, your 3/4 ton truck can not carry the 2,800 pound pin weight of these longer fifth wheels. So now you are with a huge group of people who say "Why did the truck dealer say I could to 'Anything'"? At least you don't own the truck before determining what trailer you want to tow.
First thing I would recommend is going to the local Ford dealer and pick up a towing guide. Does not matter if you can afford a new truck or not, still pick up the towing guide. It will give important things for you to consider.
How much cargo rating will the truck need? That really depends on the trailer you are considering. Say you are looking at a 30' fifth wheel with a 14,000 GVWR and 2,200 pound hitch weight. If you also have 500 pounds of passengers, plan on bringing along some firewood, couple of bikes in the pickup, and some other camping stuff in the pickup, you can see you will need about 3,600 pounds of cargo rating to get it all done.
So a F-350 SRW (Single Rear Wheel) will do the job if it is 2005 and later with a 11,500 pound GVWR. Before 2005, the SRW F-350 is only rated at 9,900 pounds. The dually can carry about 3,500 pounds in 2004 and earlier, but increased to nearly 5,500 pounds in 2005 and later models. Now the Dually F-350 can tow just about anything. Under 18,000 Gross Vehicle Weight of the trailer that is.
Good luck with your search, I have to get some rest, I am sure that many others will offer suggestions.
Once you decide and say pick a Keystone 33' fifth wheel, post it here. Someone will say "I had one of those and would recommend it or not, and tell you why.". THey might complain about dealer service, or poor warranty problems with a certain brand.
There will be someone who will say "Be sure to check out the ____ Brand, mine is great!"
Fred.
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