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When you get a high 60’s temp day at the end of October in the Midwest you hook up the boat! ?
My Bass Cat Phelix and trailer probably weighs 1500-1800 pounds so my Ascent Touring towed it extremely well and never seemed strained.
Initially the hitch was rattling but then it stopped and was pretty quiet through the tow. I think the tongue weight must be about perfect for the setup.
My only concern is that I found out the hard way that when my boat is on the trailer and attaches to the Ascent, I cannot open the tailgate as the trolling motor hits the tailgate. This was not an issue on my Grand Cherokee and I believe it’s due to the highly integrated trailer hitch depth. No biggie and it’s just barely hitting. I will find a work around.
Overall I’m very impressed with the Ascent’s 4 cylinder towing. It goes as well as my 3.6 V6 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk did and even feels like it has more torque than the Jeep.
Safe travels everyone.
My Bass Cat Phelix and trailer probably weighs 1500-1800 pounds so my Ascent Touring towed it extremely well and never seemed strained.
Initially the hitch was rattling but then it stopped and was pretty quiet through the tow. I think the tongue weight must be about perfect for the setup.
My only concern is that I found out the hard way that when my boat is on the trailer and attaches to the Ascent, I cannot open the tailgate as the trolling motor hits the tailgate. This was not an issue on my Grand Cherokee and I believe it’s due to the highly integrated trailer hitch depth. No biggie and it’s just barely hitting. I will find a work around.
Overall I’m very impressed with the Ascent’s 4 cylinder towing. It goes as well as my 3.6 V6 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk did and even feels like it has more torque than the Jeep.
Safe travels everyone.
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