My first decent pickup was a 97 F 150 with a 5.4 @ 240 hp, that was a mutt for power. I pulled the 71 Camaro back from Arizona with that one.My 09 F 150 was day and night better with 320 hp. My skid is a LX665 New Holland, it weighs about 7k pounds with the forks and bucket with it. 395 Hp with a 8 speed trans should do well.