Adding A Snow Plow Or Similar Equipment - GMC 2007 Yukon XL 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
option called RPO VYU (snow plow prep
package), 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 package,
called RPO VYU (snow plow prep package).
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.
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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.