According to his earlier window sticker, he does have the 4k towing package.
Thanks for sharing - that is very encouraging! We're 5 hours north of Backus. Wouldn't mind a Boler, I mean Scamp myself :^)Just recently made over 3000 mile road trip from Norfolk VA to Backus MN in my new 22 Maverick to pick up my new 2022 16 ft Scamp trailer. The dry weight of the Scamp trailer was 2200 lbs and rough guesstimate that it’s just over 9 ft tall. The 1500 miles four day return trip was made in Tow/Haul mode at between 65 and 70 MPH for most part for an average of 17.5 MPG. The Maverick handled extremely well even at the occasional higher speed, the Maverick always had more than enough torque and horse power whether I passing tractor trailers or climbing the hills of Ohio or the mountains of Pennsylvania and West Virginia the Maverick never missed a beat. I’m pretty sure the Maverick will get better fuel economy when towing on flatter terrain and slower speeds but I’ll find that out later. The was surprisingly very comfortable for such a long trip, I did 15 hours straight the first day of my trip to Minnesota. The ACC with lane centering worked flawlessly and this trip leisurely and less like work so I wasn’t fatigued at the end of the day. I found that if towing with ACC turn off the lane centering and use the lane keeping feature instead. The Lane Centering system while towing will makes too many adjustments trying to keep both Maverick and the trailer between the lines and cause trailer sway. The 2022 Ford Maverick tows and preforms much better than I ever expected, I Truly believe that I made a sound decision and the best choice to truck ownership.
Or maybe level off the hitch ball, it looks like he has a little bit of a rise on it. I've been cautioned against using a weight distribution hitch for a unibody and such a light trailer. Plus, I wouldn't want to take the tongue weight hit. Once it's loaded and ready to go, I'm sure it will be a little heavier.
Thanks for the review. Great information for all of us that occasionally tow light weight trailers, especially about turning off lane centering and using the lane keeping. A feature that I love.
Just need to get on a scale and weigh a whole trailer and then have 10 to 12% of that weight be on the tongue wt. right on the level of where it gets hitch to the vehicle.
so you are looking for a straight hitch, with our without ball? I have a straight 1 with welded on 2" ball as well as multiple rises and drops hitches with no balls (haha) for my different vehicles and trailer combinations. Might want to wait until you actually have your truck and trailer together to make sure you are buying correct type. Walmart and Harbor Freight are 2 places I start looking.
I did a little digging to see reasoning behind this. What I found was it's not recommended for CERTAIN types of unibody vehicles like Subaru, but not a blanket statement. I'm making sure to at least have trailer brakes on any trailer even if I decide the weight distribution hitch not needed for my mini toy box. Ford doesn't advertise it from what I can find, but Maverick trainer guy told me Mavericks do come with sway control, so I'm thinking Eco 2.0 AWD w/4k tow (which has trailer brake controller standard) and brakes on trailer will prove to be enough for my needs. I hope
Been to harbor freight Home Depot. Lowe’s. U Haul. I need a interchangeable ball because I have 2 inch and 1 7/8 balls on several different trailers. I’ll find it somewhere on line I’m sure.
I waited 13 months for my Scamp, I could have gotten on the waiting list and received one sooner neutral I wanted the extra time to save up for the down payment.
