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Famtwo, what are the particulars of your F250? The 2005 and later F250's have a much stronger frame. And the 4x4 has a much stronger front end. And other parts are beefed up as well. The ratings are also higher by a good margin, higher than the competition's SRW 1 ton numbers in some cases. That doesn't mean you won't be over some of your F250 numbers, however. You have to decide if that's ok.
As for my experience, whatever that's worth, we towed a 2003 3295RK (14,320 lbs scaled) and later a 2007 3400RL (14,620 scaled) with a 2005 F250 diesel, SRW, crewcab, shortbed w/slider hitch, 3.73 rear axle. We put 85,000 on the truck before trading for this Dodge. Roughly 30,000 of that was towing those Montanas. We had no problems at all with the truck related to towing. Even the tires lasted 70,000 miles. I did have about an inch of rear end squat with the pinweight. I remedied that with airbags to level the truck.
As noted over and over, you'll probably be over some of the ratings. You'll have to decide for yourself whether that is ok or not. I've yet to hear of any 3/4 ton towing a Montana or similar fifthwheel having a weight related problem but we're still over the numbers. Shoot, my Dodge 1 ton has lower numbers than did my 2005 Ford F250 in several categories and it's also over some of the ratings. 44,000 with 17,000 of it towing and still going strong.
I agree with Brad about the TorqShift transmission. It is awesome and seems to be bullet proof. I like this Dodge six speed automatic even better but both are great.
Keep in mind my remarks relate to the 2005 and later F250's. I have no firsthand experience with towing with earlier models and for my money it takes someone who has done it to tell you their experiences.
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