1. Weight of the ’hailer
How heavy can a trailer safely be? It should never weigh more than
2,000 pounds (907 kg) including the load. Unless you have one of
the optional Trailer Towing Packages.
Trailer weight
also 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. It can also vary depending
on any special equipment that you have on your vehicle.
You can ask your dealer for trailering information or advice, or at
Cadillac, you can call 1-800-43FLEET
In Canada, write to General Motors of Canada Limited, Customer
Assistance Center, 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario
L1H
8P7.
2.
Weight of the ’hailer Tongue
The gross vehicle weight includes the weight of the vehicle, any
cargo you may carry in it, and the people who will be riding
in the
vehicle.
If you are towing a trailer, you must subtract the tongue load
from the vehicle’s capacity, because your vehicle will be carrying that
weight, too. See “Loading Your Vehicle” in the Index for more
information about your maximum vehicle’s load capacity.
A B
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).
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