TRAILER TOWING
ARPDUDE,
In a word NO!!!
You cannot "safely" tow that much weight with a 1/2 ton chassis...
I have towed upwards of #6500 with a previous F-150 (1/2 ton chassis)and the trucks chassis and brakes are NOT up to a task of that magnitude...
Now, will it move the TT forward??? Yes it will... Will it tow the #8000 TT safely... Not in my opinion!!!
An #8000 TT will have a tongue weight somewhere in between #800 and #1200 assuming 10-15% of total TT weight... Aside from the fact that you will require a Class V hitch to handle this much tongue weight, that tongue weight (and hitch weight) MUST be added to the trucks GVWR figure as it is carrying that weight as well as a full fuel load, all passengers and cargo... You are almost certain to exceed the trucks maximum GVWR (#6600) if your carrying any kind of passenger and cargo load...
Beyond that, my personal opinion is that #8000 is way too much load for a 1/2 ton chassis regardless of what the Ford specs say...
I think you would be well served in either downsizing the load or upsizing the truck...
Best Reagrds,
Les
2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty, XLT SuperCab, 4X4 Off Road, SWB, V10/3:73LS/4R100 towing 1999 Skyline 27' Nomad, Model 2700, Pullrite Hitch, Jordan Ultima 2020 brake controller