My mx4 was from BAK, not Ford. And it got heavy as it aged. At 6 years old, it was a struggle to fold up the first 2 panels from the side. I usually ended up in the box folding the panels. With the super duty en route, and the plan to fifth wheel and/or goose neck tow, I wanted to try the hard roll up. I didn't like driving with the mx4 folded against the cab.
But there isn't a ton of options for an 8ft hard roll up. I thought about soft, but prefer the security of hard. I usually keep a couple packouts of tools, first aid kit etc in the back.