Three important considerations have to do with weight:
the weight of the trailer,
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the weight of the trailer tongue
and the total weight on your vehicle’s tires.
Weight
of
the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be?
It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs.
(450
kg). But
even that can be too heavy.
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 retailer for our trailering information
or advice, or you can write us at:
Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Center
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.
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