Towing with Maverick Hybrid

[Scupking]

Tow limit is not low if you get a 25 or newer with AWD and 4k tow package. I tow a jayco jay flight slx 170bh. 3000lbs empty with 300lb tongue weight.

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[Montykeel]

Sorry I left out that detail. XL hybrid with factory hitch. 2k towing capacity. Never weighed it but total payload had to be way under that

 

[Maverick123]

... One note: put a cloth or sponge over the handle on the trailer tongue when you lower the tailgate or it will dent the tailgate (ask me how I know.)

That's why you ALWAYS put the tailgate cables in the upper position when towing. It's the first thing I do even before installing the receiver

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

That's why you ALWAYS put the tailgate cables in the upper position when towing. It's the first thing I do even before installing the receiver

That's a great suggestion.
Thank you.

 

[notfast]

and dealers get fewer false alarm complaint's from drivers.

Reminds me of how earlier D40 Nissan Frontiers had a real oil pressure gauge in the instrument cluster. Due in part to the constant fluctuation of the gauge (but within the normal operating range) that caused a lot of unfounded warranty time, it was subsequently replaced with a "gauge" that has 3 needle positions: no pressure, acceptable pressure, over pressure.

Yes Place your water containers in front of the rear whells, about 300 Poundsand have the 5th hitch over the wheels. There is room.

I believe the point that @Mavster Mechanic was trying to make is that the rear wheel wells are integrated into the front wall of the bed. Therefore to put anything in front of the rear wheels would mean it'd have to be on the back seat, or in the foot or so of space that is forward of the center of the rear axle but still in the bed.

Either way I don't see the Scamp 5th wheel hitch being a possibility. The cab-to-rear-axle length is extremely short as mentioned, so it'd limit how tight you could turn. Not to mention that the unibody structure might interfere with where the hitch holes need to be drilled into the bed floor.

I wouldn't tow anything regularly. Not only the mileage issue but the smaller gas engine has to work harder than it was designed to work.

Seeing as the vehicle is factory-rated to tow 2-4k, I'd say that the engine is well within its design parameters. It might need to rev higher and it'd be helpful to drive with a bit more consideration for ambient air temperature and long hills, but the Maverick is certainly no Prius with a hitch (which isn't rated to tow at all).

 

[ulyssesvt]

That's why you ALWAYS put the tailgate cables in the upper position when towing. It's the first thing I do even before installing the receiver

Great advice, and had I heard it earlier it would have saved me a small dent. Live and learn.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

I wouldn't tow anything regularly. Not only the mileage issue but the smaller gas engine has to work harder than it was designed to work.

Is one weekend a month regularly?
Yes it is. It is at regular intervals.

Perhaps you meant to say you would't tow continuously.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Yes Place your water containers in front of the rear wells, about 300 Poundsand have the 5th hitch over the wheels. There is room.

I understand what you are trying to say.
Putting water jugs above the rear axle is possible.

To put water jugs "in front of the wheel wells" means putting them into the passenger compartment.

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

Yes Place your water containers in front of the rear wells, about 300 Poundsand have the 5th hitch over the wheels. There is room.

I understand what you are trying to say.
Putting water jugs above the rear axle is possible.

To put water jugs "in front of the wheel wells" means putting them into the passenger compartment.

exactly. The Maverick is best used as something to haul a tent in for camping.

says someone who does't pull a big trailer with his so

 

[Mavster Mechanic]

That's why you ALWAYS put the tailgate cables in the upper position when towing. It's the first thing I do even before installing the receiver

I have a ball hitch that does not interfere with the down tailgate. But MOST will.

 

[grandpopa'sMPGs]

if it is just 2 of you then putting water jugs on the rear seat floor is even better. Pack the rear seat with heavy items helps. More weight in the truck give more control.

 

[Surly Old Bill]

That's why you ALWAYS put the tailgate cables in the upper position when towing. It's the first thing I do even before installing the receiver

As a bonus, the backup camera is now pointed right at the hitch, to help with lining up the ball.

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