Maverick as a firewood truck?!

[Kenv24]

I’m in South Central Texas. This is firewood for four winters.

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[White Thunder]

Looks like firewood fun to me! Were you bringing it home or cleaning up around the home?

Bring it home from like a farm store. It’s what my friend calls a rick of wood. That was for both of the biggest loads.
Each truck load was a Rick.

 

[Dad]

Ok I know the Maverick isn’t a true or typical firewood truck but I have certainly hauled a lot of firewood with it since owning it and have always been impressed and happy with how it performs! I’ve never towed near the 4K limit due to trailer limitations but I’m sure I’ve been slightly over payload capacity with hauling firewood in the bed a couple times. Truck is still in good shape at 31k miles despite almost every weekend having to do firewood chores. I changed the PTU, RDU, and trans fluids not long ago and all looked good. If anyone has any questions don’t hesitate to ask! Here’s a few pics and if anyone else loves firewood (I might have an addiction ) feel free to to check out my YouTube channel. Full disclosure it doesn’t have much Maverick content, yet. Craig’s Cords to Coals YouTube

I would say the Maverick can be just about any kind of "truck" you might need short of hauling anything over capacity.

 

[Jah.]

Our yard waste day is on Wednesday . I use the maverick to pick up certain firewood depending on cut length and type of wood . Have outdoor fire pit in back yard . use it in Florida December thru March . to hot in other months . Hurricane season is good months to stock up on firewood in my rack . prefer oak but other wood also works . I know picky, picky .

 

[craigt502]

Our yard waste day is on Wednesday . I use the maverick to pick up certain firewood depending on cut length and type of wood . Have outdoor fire pit in back yard . use it in Florida December thru March . to hot in other months . Hurricane season is good months to stock up on firewood in my rack . prefer oak but other wood also works . I know picky, picky .

Awesome, firewooding in Florida ! Ya if it’s too hot out that will take the fun out of sitting around a campfire for sure!

 

[Oscarcat]

My "firewood" comes in boxes that say Duraflame. I hauled 20 boxes, each with 9 - six pound logs in it, home from Costco. Weight was 1080 lbs. Rear lowered about an inch. Couldn't even tell I had a load when driving.

The beauty of Duraflame logs is there is no dust, dirt, spiders or splinters. There is no sap so no sparks fly, allowing us to leave the screen open to get max heat reflected into the room. That said, we have a fire more for ambiance in "winter" than for heating the family room while we watch TV. The 20 boxes cost about the same as having a cord of wood delivered.

 

[GreyCacti]

My "firewood" comes in boxes that say Duraflame. I hauled 20 boxes, each with 9 - six pound logs in it, home from Costco. Weight was 1080 lbs. Rear lowered about an inch. Couldn't even tell I had a load when driving.

I do find that you didn't notice a load very hard to believe.
I like my maverick, very much. But I had about 800 or so pounds of concrete in the back, boy did the steering change.
I would move the wheel and the truck had a sway to it, like there was a delay from the front end turning, and the back end lagged behind when steering back and forth.
I had noticed it a couple of times when loaded up with weight.
Unless our trucks handle very different, I definitely feel it when I have a heavy load in the back. That's why I use a trailer for any real weight now when I can.

 

[craigt502]

I do find that you didn't notice a load very hard to believe.
I like my maverick, very much. But I had about 800 or so pounds of concrete in the back, boy did the steering change.
I would move the wheel and the truck had a sway to it, like there was a delay from the front end turning, and the back end lagged behind when steering back and forth.
I had noticed it a couple of times when loaded up with weight.
Unless our trucks handle very different, I definitely feel it when I have a heavy load in the back. That's why I use a trailer for any real weight now when I can.

Acceleration and braking still feel solid with a heavy load in the bed. But I agree the rear end sway/body roll when steering is noticeable. Of course though, if you drive smart it’s not a problem at all. But I agree noticeable. I’ve thought about air bags or Timbren bump stops but haven’t pulled the trigger on either yet.

 

[GreyCacti]

Acceleration and braking still feel solid with a heavy load in the bed. But I agree the rear end sway/body roll when steering is noticeable. Of course though, if you drive smart it’s not a problem at all. But I agree noticeable. I’ve thought about air bags or Timbren bump stops but haven’t pulled the trigger on either yet.

I'm glad I wasn't alone! I have not put over the 1200 lbs or so the bed is supposedly able handle, I feel I should upgrade first. I put the weight in the trailer, and I feel that the truck handles that much better.
I think that the air bags that go inside the rear springs may help.

 

[Hoagus]

In realty, the bed‘s too small to be a good hauler of anything

 

[White Thunder]

In realty, the bed‘s too small to be a good hauler of anything

Then why did you buy it???

 

[Johnny maverick]

In realty, the bed‘s too small to be a good hauler of anything

This and many other threads proves that statement is incorrect.

 

[GreyCacti]

In realty, the bed‘s too small to be a good hauler of anything

I don't know about that, I hauled at least 800lbs of cut concrete slabs, have done multiple loads of fire wood, multiple loads mulch bags. Transported a deer to butcher etc... close to 1000 lbs of steel in a load.
An empty IBC 330 gallon tote. Saw mill runs.
Many Lowe's and home Depot trips for concrete bags, wood, supplies etc.
And more with my trailer.
All with better fuel mpg than the average sedan.
I think you need to be more creative in how you load, yes its a small bed, but has better capacity than some larger trucks ( Tacoma)

 

[Hoagus]

Then why did you buy it???

Because I don’t haul much these days. It fits my needs.

 

[chpgmr]

I fix garage doors. Our Tundra is too full of new material to make it worth a trip to the scrapyard to get rid of old and broken springs. So I just use my Hybrid Maverick and can fit so far up to 1650 Ibs of metal and can still close the retractable bed cover.

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