Not to range too far off the topic of how to judge tongue weight, but I'd like to mention the ability of a 3/4 or 1 ton pickup to better handle the kind of tongue weight involved in pulling tractors around. We had a 1/2 ton pickup when we first got a 2 horse trailer. First, I added an extra leaf spring. Then, for good measure, I added a set of Timbren overloads. That solved the saggy rear end problem, even when we went to a 3 horse bumper-pull. What it didn't do was increase the weight rating of the rear axle or the size of the brakes, along with the rest of the running gear. Our two present trucks are a 3/4 ton and a 1 ton single rear wheel. Now that we also have a 10,000 lb. trailer for our Kubota L3830 w/ backhoe, I can't imagine trying to use a 1/2 ton truck, no matter where the bumper sat.