And, typically, I will have my tanks empty when going more than a dozen miles or so. I had my water tank fill for the purpose of this weigh-in, so that'll mean about 200lbs less weight. Since the water tank is between the axle and the tongue, that should also reduce the tongue weight.
It looks like you had both of your Maverick axles on the first scale pad, your trailer axle on the second pad, and nothing on the third pad?So for comparison I put my set up on a CAT scale a while back, one 150lbish passenger in the truck, interesting to see how the weights compare to what you saw especially the weight of the truck.
you'd be correct! I was keen to get an idea of the separate weights and the tongue weight
That warning icon is a cup of coffee - It thought u were tired. I got the same message some time ago and I'm like heck I don't even drink coffee - lol - That feature can be turned off - FYIAlright, an update and it's certainly mixed.
I took the Maverick + camper on a camping trip about 3 hours away in Northern MN. Bad news first. About two hours into the drive, I received a warning to take a rest with a symbol that resembled steam/heat. My engine temp was reading right in the middle, so I'm assuming this means that the transmission was getting hot. The outside air temp was about 80-85F. I needed to stop to refuel and use the restroom anyway, so that gave things about a 10-15 minute break and then I resumed my travel but going 60 instead of the 65mph I was previously going.
On my return trip I pretty much kept it to 60mph the whole way but received an orange warning about an hour and a half in and a red warning about 15 minutes later. I stopped at the very next gas station to top off and get some snacks. So a rest time of about 10-15 minutes. The last hour of my trip had no warnings or issues at all.
Now for the good news - the Maverick averaged 13.9 mpg while towing this setup over almost 340 miles. I think that's pretty good, all things considered.
I don't think that the Maverick will be as good a fit for my partial digital nomad lifestyle as I had hoped. Not if I want to be on the road as much as I do. I need to decide what's next, as I don't want to downsize the camper. Perhaps a used Ranger or Colorado. I'm open to suggestions!
Oh. My. God. Hahaha, you're absolutely right - that is the Driver Alert system.
Did you force it into low at all going through the mountain passes?Just got back from my first towing of my new Sunray 149 camper. Loaded the weight was 2800/2900 lbs. Went from Denver to Steamboat Springs 385 miles. Went over/through Eisenhower tunnel, Gore pass, and Rabbit Ears pass. No wind from any direction. Avg 15.2 mpg. Avg speed was 60/65 mph. Over the passes, at 60 mph the rpms was at 4000. Over all I am very pleased with how the eco boost did. Fishing was bad but the brewsk's went down well.
No did not force at all. No jerking, high revving. I was/am very satisfied with how the truck did.
I towed up a 4%(+/-) grade at or just over 4k. The Mav found the best gear held it and let the turbo do most of the work instead of the trans. These trucks are towing beasts, for their size
Interesting and helpful information that you got over 15mpg with your rig. Makes me wonder how significant of an impact aerodynamics are since the Maverick is significantly shorter than other trucks. I have seen posts on here of people in smaller A-Liners at 1500lbs getting 25mpg. I wonder what the fuel efficiency curves are for weight as well as wind resistance. The A-Liner I like would be closer to your total weight, I wonder if it would be able to crack 20mpg due to significantly less drag.Just got back from my first towing of my new Sunray 149 camper. Loaded the weight was 2800/2900 lbs. Went from Denver to Steamboat Springs 385 miles. Went over/through Eisenhower tunnel, Gore pass, and Rabbit Ears pass. No wind from any direction. Avg 15.2 mpg. Avg speed was 60/65 mph. Over the passes, at 60 mph the rpms was at 4000. Over all I am very pleased with how the eco boost did. Fishing was bad but the brewsk's went down well.
