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Weight of the Trailer
How
heavy can a trailer
safely be?
In Canada, write to:
It
should never weigh more than 1,400 lbs. (630 kg)
with up to six occupants in the vehicle or more than
2,000 lbs. (900 kg) with up to two occupants. If you
have the optional trailer towing package,
your
vehicle
can tow up to 2,900 lbs. (1 300 kg) with up to six
occupants or up to
3,500 lbs. (1 575 kg)
with up to two
occupants. But even that can be too heavy.
It depends on how you plan to
use
your rig. For
exmple, 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:
Pontiac-GMC Customer Assistance Center
P.O. Box 436008
Pontiac, MI 48343-6008
General Motors
of
Canada Limited
Customer Communication Centre
1908 Colonel Sam Drive
Oshawa, Ontario L1H 8P7
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of any trailer is an important
weight to measure because it affects the
total or gross
weight
of
your vehicle. The Gross Vehicle Weight
(GVW) 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 add the tongue load to the GVW 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,
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