Anecdotal, of course, but a family member isthe head service writer for one of the biggest Ford dealers in the mid Atlantic, and when my husband was looking at 1/4 and 1/2 tons, he told us in no uncertain terms to not touch an ecoboost with a 49 1/2 foot pole, so to speak.
the 5.0 would likely do fine with a small 2h trailer, I don’t see why not.
that said I am slightly obsessed with my f250. Not as a daily though, it is way too large for city driving of any kind.
I recently bought a truck so here’s my input.
I got tired of figuring out what half tons could actually haul. It’s hard to get a straight answer from anyone for all the various incarnations of a half ton truck.
Once I started narrowing down my search to 3/4 tons I realized they are not significantly more expensive and most of the time you’re not paying extra for hitch and brake installations. They’re also far less likely to be loaded with extra features that didn’t have value for me.
I ended up finding an older (2008) fairly low mileage (58k) immaculately maintained Ram 2500 that someone clearly loved. I had to stretch my budget but a) I saw it and I fell in love and b) I knew I could trust it and there was no point in getting anything at all if I couldn’t trust it.
As a horse person and not a truck person, I am having a MUCH harder time finding a used trailer I like so I am VERY pleased that “can my truck pull it?” Isn’t even part of the equation.
My dad just bought a brand new Tamona and paid a fortune. He loves little toy trucks. However, the moment I took him for a ride in Big Bessy he told me he wasted his money. For less than half he could have had mine.
Now it’s a pain in the ass. It drinks fuel. It’s a mother to park. It’s not the smoothest ride ever. I nearly freeze to death going to fill the 30 gallon tank. However, I know this simply isn’t practical for everyone, I kept my little compact stick shift. It costs nothing basically. I drive the truck to work on Fridays and if I need it’s service 
Sorry for the delayed response. Been really busy for the last week and haven’t had much time to be on the forums.
It’s mostly coarse, hard material like sand that conventional wisdom says is the problem. The air filters are not 100% effective at keeping it all out. And the turbocharger blades spin extremely fast. I mean FAST. 80,000 to 250,000 RPM depending on the model. So needless to say, even small amounts of particulate matter can chew up those fan blades pretty quickly.
Of course, that said, Baja racers use turbochargers all the time, but I don’t know how often they replace them.
Again, conventional wisdom is they don’t mix well with some climates. I don’t have enough experience with them to speak from personal experience.
Thank you. I’d not heard of these before.
This explains the standard: https://www.dieselworldmag.com/ford/top-end-overhaul/
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