A loaded fertilizer buggy has a high center of gravity compared to a regular trailer, and the wheel base and tongue are fairly short. Even if the buggy has good brakes, when braking the high center of gravity over a short wheelbase can shift a lot of weight to the front buggy axle and to the tongue. The springs and rear axle of a half ton can carry maybe half the load of a one ton, so a half ton would squat a lot more trying to stop a loaded fertilizer buggy than your one ton does. A lot of guys say they get by just fine ("never had an accident") overloading trucks by twice their capacity, but it's not always safe and rarely legal.
If your F350 is older it may not have much trade-in value. Can you keep it around to pull the occasional heavy loads? Most insurance companies will let you insure a truck for only the months it will be on the road. A half ton will cost less to buy and less to operate than a 3/4 or one ton. If most of your driving is with light loads, two trucks might be the most economical solution.
The cattle trailer and hay wagons already sound like big loads for a half ton pickup, especially if the wagons don't have brakes, a 3/4 ton would handle them better. If you only want to keep one truck I would look for a 3/4 ton or another one ton truck. Good luck.
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