I have had many 5 tons, and feel it is overkill to me for this purpose, and by law you have to have a cdl to drive a 5 ton, I have a class A cdl, but alot of my buyers don't have cdl's, and don't need to be rolling around in a 20,000lb truck for joy rides. Don't get me wrong a 5 ton has its place if you need the extra capacity to haul things and some sweet power steering, but for this build I am stick with a 2.5 ton. Check out the sites below to see a 5 ton 814 that I finshed and put a 16' dump bed on, the perfect truck for hauling some weight.