For all of my UTV's and other offroad vehicles a front 2" receiver is a must. It really offers flexibility and utility in the field. Feeders, Winches that can be mounted rear or front, Basket racks, utility tables, bike racks, etc..... Utilizing the front leaves the rear tailgate accessible.
Front 2" Hitch
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While I have used mine a bit on a SxS, I have rarely used the one on my F250. F250 has great cameras, and the hitch mount on the front is a bit too high to make it worth connecting the trailer to for backing into tight spaces. Unless the trailer is heavy, I have used my SxS for that occasionally (if I have to disconnect from the truck anyway, I just reconnect to the front of the SxS).
To be honest, I'd be ok with a front 2in hitch. But I'd be a bit surprised if that was a factory option.
Bike racks, and a winch that you could swap from front to back, would be the main reasons that I would be interested in one.
Bike racks, and a winch that you could swap from front to back, would be the main reasons that I would be interested in one.
The interchangeable winch would be nice, but I don't suspect the 12v system on the Scout will be robust enough to handle it, and if they do a high-voltage proprietary winch, they probably won't prewire a rear power source for mounting the winch out back.
Realistically though, I've only been stuck once where my front winch couldn't be used to extract myself and a rear winch would've solved the problem, so I'm probably fine with an integral winch mount up front.
Realistically though, I've only been stuck once where my front winch couldn't be used to extract myself and a rear winch would've solved the problem, so I'm probably fine with an integral winch mount up front.
