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Three important considerations have to do with weight:
Weight of the nailer
Your vehicle
can
tow normally
up to 1,000
pounds
(450kg). If your vehicle has a 3 100 V6 engine with a
four-speed automatic transaxle and is equipped with the
optional heavy-duty engine cooling system, it can tow
up to 2,000 pounds (900 kg).
It depends on how you plan to use your rig. For
example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside
temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pull a
trailer are all important. And, it can also depend on any
special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
You can ask your dealer for our trailering information or
advice, or you can write us at Buick Motor Division,
Customer Assistance Center, 902 E. Hamilton Ave.,
Flint, MI 48550.
In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited,
Customer Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Sam Drive.
Oshawa, Ontario L 1 H 8P7.
Weight
of the
Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important
weight to measure because it affects the total capacity
weight of your vehicle. The capacity weight includes the
curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in
it, and the people who will be riding
in the vehicle. And
if you will tow a trailer,
you
must subtract the tongue
load from your vehicle's capacity weight because your
vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. See "Loading
Your Vehicle'' in the Index for more information about
your vehicle's maximum load capacity.
A
B
If you're using a "dead-weight" hitch, the trailer tongue (A)
should weigh 10% of the total loaded trailer weight (B). If
you have a "weight-distributing" hitch, the trailer tongue
(A) should weigh 12% of the total loaded tmiler weight (B).
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