You can have too much truck, and the laws of physics says you can't fit a long wheel base DRW truck in the sames spaces as a short wheel base half ton. Laws of physics also says you aren't going to get as good of fuel economy in a gaser 3/4 and 1 ton when unloaded as a daily driver compared to a gaser half ton. Gaser 3/4 tons average around 11-12 mpg on fuelly while gaser half tons generally get around 16-17 mpg. Laws of physics also says that the heavier gas 3/4 and 1 ton will be much slower and have less performance than gaser half tons especially at elevation when compared to the turbocharged half tons like the Ecoboost. An Ecoboost would easily be able to hold speed with power to spare towing 10k above 5,000 ft while a 3/4 and 1 ton gaser would have trouble barely being able to keep speed if it is even able to do it at all.
So yeah, you can have too much truck when all things are considered and not just the amount of weight a truck can carry. Most people base their opinions on outdated terminology because that is how half tons were 20 or 30 years ago when they had one. They don't even know the actual specs of the truck they are talking about becuase brakes on half tons have gotten much larger, frames have gotten stronger, axle systems are able to carry more and so on than the half tons of 20 or 30 years ago.
I would also ask those who say a half ton cannot or should not tow 10k, when the last time they towed 10k with a properly equipped half ton that was less than 5 years old. If they haven't, then do they really have any validity to say a modern half ton can't or shouldn't do it? Get a 3/4 or 1 ton because you want one. It will be more stable with weight than a half ton, but you don't need it to tow 8,500 lbs or even 10k and it may not be the best choice when ALL things are considered in how the vehicle will be used. It may very well be too much truck.
