Rear mounted snow plow installed

[Ranko Kohime]

My point being the Mav is designed to pull a trailer not push heavy loads of snow the same as with my examples. Ford didn't take into consideration the surge brakes used on boat trailers that can act like a pile of snow adding weight in a direction the vehicle was not engineered to handle. causing failure.

I would say if a transmission cannot handle as much stall torque in reverse as it can going forward in first gear, maybe the engineers need to return to the drawing board and make it right. Especially for a truck.

This is why I bought a Maverick, and didn’t give a moment’s thought to a hybrid F-150, given that is still feeding a 10R80.

(luckily the Maverick’s hybrid just runs out of torque in reverse due to the eCVT reverse bug)

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[SuperK401]

Because the Maverick is unibody it cannot accept a front mounted plow. I now use a front mounted John Deere snowblower. But living up north I have always had a back up plan in case problems arose with the tractor.

I still have a homeowners plow that I used on my last two pick ups so I decided to mount it to the receiver at the rear of the Maverick. It raises and lowers with a winch and an arm is used to swing the blade left or right. Most homeowner Plows are less than 300 pounds, well within the 400 pound tongue weight rating for my all-wheel-drive hybrid. I wouldn’t want to rely on it for all my snow clearing but as a backup, I think it will work just fine for me.

As a bonus, the plow height is low enough so that it doesn’t interfere with the rear camera or backup lights, which will be helpful for night snow clearing.I upgraded the winch with an $80 2500 pound winch from Harbor freight that included a wireless remote.

I have a small toolbox that I use for the various items that came with the winch. I also have a lawn and garden battery in the toolbox that I use to operate the winch.

I didn’t want to fool around with making connections to the Mavericks battery so I will keep the winch battery on slow charge for the season. All I need to do is remove two wires from the winch and I can take my toolbox into the house when I am not using the plow.

Plowing in reverse? I'm curious

You could easily drive through way more snow than this would ever be able to push. Seriously what is the point?

 

[TwoTone]

I have a floating fixed blade aluminum plow that is designed for plowing in reverse, though I use mine on a front hitch mounted on a Jeep Wrangler.

A unibody truck with the 4k hitch is certainly adequate for plowing, the plow will never put as much load into that hitch as does towing a 4k trailer.

Though plowing backwards would be a challenge.

I'd love hear how putting a ton of weight on a long lever arm is in any way the same as towing 4k

 

[ZABSMAV]

Do not do this. The hybrid only uses the electric motor in reverse. It is not design for this.

What you said is the most important. The gas engine does NOT assist at all when in reverse. It ONLY uses the electric motor. This is a really, really dumb idea.

 

[First Sergeant]

You could easily drive through way more snow than this would ever be able to push. Seriously what is the point?

Maybe he lives in an area like I have in the past. Snowed on me several times, like a foot just before sundown. Could have plowed, didn't. Got up next morning to 2 and a half feet on top of the prior evening's 1 foot. Easy to drive through the previous evening, pretty hard to drive through 3 feet the next mornng. Now I had a TON of work to do with a 4-wheeler and a snowblower. Took me about 3 hours to plow long driveway and 100'X90" parking area that I could have done in 45 minutes maybe an hour. Could have saved a lot of time and work plowing off that foot the evening before. Sometimes "you just got to git with it".

 

[Bguy]

I would say if a transmission cannot handle as much stall torque in reverse as it can going forward in first gear, maybe the engineers need to return to the drawing board and make it right. Especially for a truck.

This is why I bought a Maverick, and didn’t give a moment’s thought to a hybrid F-150, given that is still feeding a 10R80.

(luckily the Maverick’s hybrid just runs out of torque in reverse due to the eCVT reverse bug)

Yep, the f150 is a great truck but for most of what i do i don't need that much truck so like you I zeroed in on the Maverick Lariat, always buy Lariats. Went in to get my superduty serviced and saw this teeny little Lariat even had a brake controller so i wrote a check and drove it home.

 

[BenK]

I'd love hear how putting a ton of weight on a long lever arm is in any way the same as towing 4k

So i take it you’ve never plowed snow.

Even my Wrangler in 4 lo with chains could NOT push a ton of snow.

Typically a little plow is pushing at most 3-400# and it’s sliding, so minimal friction.

The biggest impacts would come from trying to “ram” the snow, and even in a big plow rig that’s gonna be a bad idea.

So yeah, having plowed snow for decades, I’d have no more concerns plowing with a small aluminum blade from the hitch than pulling a 4K trailer; actually, the trailer is much more stress.

 

[Bguy]

The HYBRID Ford Maverick transmission can handle full throttle in reverse with zero harm. It is designed for it. It is NOTHING like any of your examples.

If you are worried about bending the 2" hitch receiver or body, say so. You didn't mention it.

Maybe it can but will it do so under a heavy load of snow????,,,,,

 

[wax87]

That device keeps people from riding on your rear bumper

Thank you for that clarification, I was thinking it was used to clean out horse stalls

 

[dlhort1955]

From a Texan "What in hell is that contraption used for?" LOL

Push dirt and sand around

 

[dochawk]

I'm rooting for this guy. I hope it turns out great

while some of us are praying for his trucklet's immortal soul . . .

Though plowing backwards would be a challenge.

hmm, maybe mount one of the stickers of the new lariat hitch assist and drive with the knob and display?



When I was at Iowa State, it turned out that the University and city of Ames did *not* have snow removal equipment. At all.

Instead, farmers (who couldn't have winter crops in that climate) came out with everything from pickups to John Deeres with blades and did it.

Worked great for everyone: the farmers picked up some income with equipment they already owned during their idle time, the city and university paid less than having their own department would have cost, and everyone else got roads hours earlier that they would have from a muncpale fleet!

The roads were generally clear by the time I headed out (I kept 7am to 9pm hours until my twins were born), but sometimes the bicycle paths weren't and I had to wake up my wife to drive me.

oh, and I expect that the electric motor would do better than an ice & transmission in the high torque, low speed backup, but that's just a semi-educated guess without data.

And maybe a 6' wide "broom", or rotating brush, either at say a 30 degree angle, would be a better choice than a blade for pulling?

 

[Blinky]

Please, just go find a 20 year old $1000 beater truck that's rusty but running for plow duties.

 

[SuperK401]

I'd love hear how putting a ton of weight on a long lever arm is in any way the same as towing 4k

I'd love hear how putting a ton of weight on a long lever arm is in any way the same as towing 4k

Maybe he lives in an area like I have in the past. Snowed on me several times, like a foot just before sundown. Could have plowed, didn't. Got up next morning to 2 and a half feet on top of the prior evening's 1 foot. Easy to drive through the previous evening, pretty hard to drive through 3 feet the next mornng. Now I had a TON of work to do with a 4-wheeler and a snowblower. Took me about 3 hours to plow long driveway and 100'X90" parking area that I could have done in 45 minutes maybe an hour. Could have saved a lot of time and work plowing off that foot the evening before. Sometimes "you just got to git with it".

yeah, but you’re not gonna push a foot of snow with a maverick.

 

[First Sergeant]

yeah, but you’re not gonna push a foot of snow with a maverick.

Exactly! That is why you remove it a few inches at a time. Maverick can do that if it needs to, if the snowblower goes "tango uniform". Don't ever let it build up or it will be a ton of work.

 

[Ryom]

Please, just go find a 20 year old $1000 beater truck that's rusty but running for plow duties.

When was the last time you bought any used truck in working condition for $1,000?

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