I had an 06 F150 with the 5.4, 3.73 gears, 4x4, supercrew and towed a Wildwood 26' TT weighing right at 7000lbs. At the time we weighed it and I want to say it was 7,1xx loaded and hitch weight was 1230lbs because thats where the storage compartment was. We were right at the payload max, or depending on the trip a little over. It was relatively slow on hills and loud due to the rpms. My wife hated that but it did the job. Never felt out of control or scary in any way. I did eventually end up going to a 3/4 ton because I wanted to take along my 4 wheeler or a bed full of firewood that just wasnt possible with the half ton. If thats the truck you are set on I think it will work fine as long as you set some limitations.