Adding A Snow Plow Or Similar Equipment - Chevrolet Suburban 2007 Owner's Manual

Adding a Snow Plow or Similar
Equipment
Before installing a snow plow on your vehicle,
here are some things you will need to know:
Notice: If your vehicle does not have the snow
plow prep package, adding a plow can
damage your vehicle, and the repairs would
not be covered by warranty. Unless your
vehicle was built to carry a snow plow, do not
add one to your vehicle. If your vehicle has
the snow plow prep package, called RPO VYU,
then the payload your vehicle can carry will
be reduced when a snow plow is installed.
Your vehicle can be damaged if either the front
or rear axle ratings or the Gross Vehicle
Weight (GVW) are exceeded.
Q:
How do I know if my vehicle can handle a
snow plow?
A:
Some vehicles are built with a special snow
plow prep package, called RPO VYU. If your
vehicle has this option, you can add a plow to it,
provided certain weights, such as the weights
on the vehicle's axles and the Gross Vehicle
Weight (GVW), are not exceeded.
Q:
How heavy can a snow plow safely be?
A:
The plow your vehicle can carry depends on
many things, such as:
•
The options your vehicle came with, and the
weight of those options.
•
The weight and number of passengers you
intend to carry.
•
The weight of items you have added to your
vehicle.
•
The total weight of any additional cargo you
intend to carry.
Say, for example, you have a 700 lb (318 kg)
snow plow. The total weight of all occupants and
cargo inside the cab should not exceed 300 lb
(135 kg). This means that you may only be able to
carry one passenger. But, even this may be too
much if you have got other equipment already
adding to the weight of your vehicle.
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