Oh gosh .. I'm not really "worried" .. I should have said "bigger things to think about" ... you know, putting this wood thing in perspective .. in relation to other things that are far more important.
As for hitch and brake controller .. I do have all that figured out. I'm going with the Hensley and the Jordon. Both fine products .. and I have talked to quite a few owners of both.
You certainly need an exhaust brake for the 7.3 .. but not for the new 6.0 ... the new TorqueShift trans has the "tow/haul" mode ... the guys over on TheDieselStop.com say it works great.
My Ford dealer says the truck will be here the first week of December ... Airstream has informed me that the Classic
"starts production in late December and is scheduled to release from production in early January."
This wait is
killing me!