thank you very much, I have convinced myself one of these class trucks are what I want - I only recently started looking at what GCWR is with my trailer or or other loads I pull all the time and found the 4500 and possibly the 5500 series are not much more than my current 1ton pick-up can carry, I am wanting to move into a truck that is not only stable on the road but can add weight rating to what I already have, I am having a hard time understanding the added cost of one of these trucks and factoring in the weight benefits for an additional GCWR of 2,000 to 4,000 lbs, the real reason behind my quest is the engine and dependability, so I am still trying to factor all these things