It matters!
If you want to haul your mower around a 1/2 ton is fine. Or an occasional 50 mile pull.
You are just going to send the 1/2 ton to an early grave hauling a car. Get a 3/4 or 1 ton to haul it with! I would suggest a diesel. The lighter unit will be better in the long run but with the right truck it does not matter.
I drive a 2015 1 ton 6.7 Dually pulling a 24' enclosed trailer with the Barracuda and cannot imagine trying to pull it with a 1/2 ton truck. It just does not make sense.
