Weight of the Trailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be? load from
your vehicle’s capacity weight because your
vehicle will be carrying that weight, too. See “Loading
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Your Vehicle” in the Index for more information about
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It should never weigh more than 2,000 pounds (900 kg), your vehicle’s maximum load capacity.
unless you have the optional
5,000 pound (2,250 kg)
trailer towing package. But even that can be too heavy.
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It -depends on how you plan to .use your rig. For
example, speed, altitude,,road grades, outside
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temperatuie and how much your vehicle is us.ed to pull a
trailer ‘are .all important. And,
it can also depen‘d on any
special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
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You can ask your dealer for our traiIering information or
advice, or
you can write us at Buick Motor Division,
Customer Assistance .Center;
902 E. Hamilton Avenue,
Flint,
M.148550.
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In Canada, write to General Motors ,of Canada Limited,
Customer Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Sam. Drive,
Qshawa, Ontario
LlH 8P7.
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) -of any trailer is an important
weight to measure because it affects the total capacity
weight of your vehicle. The capacity weight 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
~QW a trailer, you must subtract the tongue
If you’re using a “dead-weight” hitch, the trailer tongue
(A) should weigh 10% of the total loaded trailer weight
(B).
If you have a “weight-distributing” hitch, the trailer
tongue
(A) should weigh 12% of the total loaded trailer
weight
(B). - ’
After you’ve lo,aded.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 tight
simply by moving some
items around in the trailer.
