If
You
Do
Decide
To
Pull
A
Trailer
If
you do, here
are
some important points:
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There are many different laws, including speed limit
restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure
your rig will be legal, not only where you live but
also where you’ll be driving.
A
good source for this
information can be state or provincial police.
Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch
dealer about sway controls.
Don’t tow a trailer at all during
the
first
1,000
miles
(I
600
km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine,
axle or other parts could be damaged.
Then, during the first
500
miles (800 km) that
you
tow a trailer, don’t drive over
50
mph (80 kdh) and
don’t make starts at full throttle. This helps your
engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the
heavier loads.
Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.
Don’t drive faster than the maximum posted speed
for
trailers (or
no
more than 55 mph (90
km/h))
to
save wear on your vehicle’s parts.
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 Network
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
LlH
8P7
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