Nearly Max Towing Weight Results on Maverick With 4K Tow Package

[scottp01]

I have been reading a lot from travel trailer forums lately. I have the 4k package too. It is recommended by most seasoned RVers that when traveling in Eastern US, tow 90% of your tow rating and for Western US, tow 80% of your tow rating. There are several reasons for this but the main reasons are wind and change in elevation. I am not a seasoned expert but I would recommend some research before your tow your trailer. Let us know about your experience after your trip. Happy camping!!

So many modern RV'ers are afraid to not drive below 10 over the speed limit like an unladen vehicle. They all say you need to have a F-250 so you can clip along at 75 with the rest of traffic while having a fully-loaded trailer. As long as I can stop safely, I have no problem doing 50 in the right lane while climbing hills.
I'm not that old but I remember people pulling much larger trailers with much less capable vehicles than the Maverick. We didn't have fancy brake controllers and trailers were much heavier than the stick-built campers we have now.

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[Dave O]

So many modern RV'ers are afraid to not drive below 10 over the speed limit like an unladen vehicle. They all say you need to have a F-250 so you can clip along at 75 with the rest of traffic while having a fully-loaded trailer. As long as I can stop safely, I have no problem doing 50 in the right lane while climbing hills.
I'm not that old but I remember people pulling much larger trailers with much less capable vehicles than the Maverick. We didn't have fancy brake controllers and trailers were much heavier than the stick-built campers we have now.

Well said - I have a Class A MotorCoach and my plan is to flat tow my new Maverick, I currently tow a 2004 Jeep Wrangler TJ and usually keep it around 65 mph on the interstate and often witness people towing these massive fifth wheel trailers blow by me like I’m sitting still with the newer ultralight tow behind campers I expect to see more Mavericks out pacing me as well everyone seems to be in a hurry while I’m just enjoying the sights along the way…

 

[SLJ]

Old thread but I'll chime in.
I tow at 60-65 mph max. So far towing both of these on the highway at around 2,800 pounds each I get about 17 mpg with the smaller one the right loaded, and 13 mpg towing the larger one unloaded. Amount of frontal area is everything at highway speeds. I expect when the larger one (new) is loaded with gear and water my MPG will drop significantly.

 

[Cherokee]

I have been critical to others on this and other Maverick sites, about how some of these people legitimately think they bought a “real truck” when they purchased their Mavericks.

Roflmao,
Op, that was funnay

 

[Tiger Dude]

I just want to point out that 4000 pounds is the towed weight limit. Separate from that is the Gross Combined Weight Rating, GCWR, which is the total of towed plus truck weight including you, gas, and anything in the bed. It's on a sticker inside the driver's door. GVWR is the max weight of the truck without a trailer.

There is also a tongue weight limit, and a trailer frontal area limit.

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