You can ask your retailer for our trailering information
or advice, or you can write us at:
Customer Assistance Representative
Oldsmobile Central Office
920
Townsend Street
P.O.
Box
30095
Lansing,
MI
48909
In Canada, write to:
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 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.
A
B
If you’re using a weight-carrying hitch, the trailer
tongue (A) should weigh
10
percent of the total loaded
trailer weight
(B).
If you have a weight-distributing
hitch, the trailer tongue (A) should weigh
12
percent
of
the total loaded trailer weight
(B).
After you’ve loaded your trailer, weigh the trailer and
then the tongue, separately, to see if the weights are
proper.
If
they aren’t, you may be able to get them right
simply by moving some items around in the trailer.
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