Threeimportant considerations havetodowithweight:
WeightoftheTrailerTongue
.
.
.
Theweightofthetrailer.
Thetongueload(A)ofanytrailerisanimportant weight
tomeasurebecauseitaffectsthetotalgrossweightof
thevehicle. TheGrossVehicleWeight(GVW)includes
thecurbweightofthevehicle, anycargocarriedinit,
andthepeoplewhowillberidinginthevehicle. Ifthere
arealotofoptions,equipment, passengers orcargoin
thevehicle, itwillreducethetongueweightthevehicle
cancarry,whichwillalsoreducethetrailerweightthe
vehiclecantow.Iftowingatrailer,thetongueloadmust
beaddedtotheGVWbecausethevehiclewillbe
carrying thatweight,too.SeeLoadingtheVehicle on
page 5‑23 formoreinformation aboutthevehicle's
maximumloadcapacity.
Theweightofthetrailertongue.
Thetotalweightonthevehicle's tires.
WeightoftheTrailer
Howheavycanatrailer safelybe?
Itshouldneverweighmorethan1,000lbs(450kg).
Buteventhatcanbetooheavy.
Itdependsonhowtherigisused.Forexample, speed,
altitude, roadgrades,outsidetemperature andhow
muchthevehicleisusedtopullatrailer areall
important. Itcandependonanyspecialequipment on
thevehicle, andtheamountoftongueweightthe
vehiclecancarry.See“WeightoftheTrailerTongue”
laterinthissectionformoreinformation.
Maximumtrailerweightiscalculated assuming onlythe
driverisinthetowvehicleandithasalltherequired
trailering equipment. Theweightofadditional optional
equipment, passengers andcargointhetowvehicle
mustbesubtracted fromthemaximumtrailerweight.
Askyourdealer/retailer forourtrailering information or
advice,orwriteusatourCustomer Assistance Offices.
SeeCustomer Assistance Offices on page 8‑6 for
moreinformation.
Ifusingaweight-carrying hitch,thetrailertongue(A)
shouldweigh10to15percentofthetotalloadedtrailer
weight(B).
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