Larger trucks are fun to own, but not really very practical. A 1 ton or less is a lot more fun to take for a spin. I have at least about a dozen larger trucks. Except for the ones with air brakes, none of them have brakes. I have totally redid the brakes on a couple of them including the hydravac and a year later I have no brakes. But I enjoy looking at the larger ones and tinkering on them here and then because trucks have been my life for over 50 years. If you made a profit, you were really lucky. Most projects turn out to be money pits.