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Annoying thing about the Maverick- bed length too short

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SMH. This has been the most entertaining thread I've read in a long time!. Thanks OP.
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As someone who owns a Maverick, and a landscape business, I have a secret to tell you. The tools fit when you put them in at an angle. Either across the bed, or with the business end down. Works every time. Do I also wish it was a 5 foot bed rather than 4.5ft? Heck yeah.

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Exactly.

Diagnol is the obvious solution. But when the load is not flat, diagonally is a tough fit.

When you have multiple things going diagonally, to fit, it’s just an indication that things could be better if….
 

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strap going across fixes that
 

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This is a annoyance about the Maverick. The bed is 6” too short.

On my way to the dump to rid some yard waste. A cheap ole garden tool fails to fit. Jeez Ford, if one of the target users is homeowners, garden tools should be a consideration.
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So two things we need to consider here: One, you can get a bed extender and two, didn’t you know how big the bed was before you bought the truck?
 
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What's the problem with a kayak hanging out back?
The farther back from the rear wheels (the pivot point) the end of load will swing wide, outside the lane of travel. Load extenders support a long load but encourage longer loads that approach insane.
 

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As someone who owns a Maverick, and a landscape business, I have a secret to tell you. The tools fit when you put them in at an angle. Either across the bed, or with the business end down. Works every time. Do I also wish it was a 5 foot bed rather than 4.5ft? Heck yeah.

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easy as 1.2.3 abc. :)
 

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wah wah wah
 

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crgator said:
Yeah, my 10 ft kayak won't fit in the bed either. :p

Can’t you rest it on your tail gate?
Actually, it was a joke (hence the smiley). Obviously, a 10 ft boat won't fit in a 4 1/2 ft bed. Besides, I made a nice rack to hold our two kayaks in the bed.
 
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I am personally super annoyed that bed length wasn't published ANYWHERE before I bought mine...
Could be worse Santa Cruz bed is 6 inches shorter than the Mav. Main reason I bought a Mav. One poster called me stupid as it's only 6 inches. But on a small bed every inch counts. I certainly knew the bed length before I ordered one.
 

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Could be worse. Could be on fire.
 

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Could be worse Santa Cruz bed is 6 inches shorter than the Mav. Main reason I bought a Mav. One poster called me stupid as it's only 6 inches. But on a small bed every inch counts. I certainly knew the bed length before I ordered one.
So, to recap: Every inch counts in bed length.
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