1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 186

Three important considerations have to do with weight: In Canada, write to: 0 the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue and the total weight on your vehicle's tires. 0 General Motorsof Canada Limited Customer Communication Centre 1908 Colonel Sam Drive 8P7 Oshawa, Ontario L1H Weight of the Trailer How heavy can a trailer safely be? It should never weigh more than 1,000 lbs. (450 kg.). But even thatcan be too heavy. It depends on how you plan to use your For rig. example, speed, altitude, road grades, outside temperature and how much your vehicle is used to pull a trailer are all important. And, can also depend any it on special equipment that you have on your vehicle. You can ask your retailer our trailering information for or advice,or you can writeus at: Oldsmobile Customer Assistance Network - P.O. Box 30095 Lansing, MI 48909 Weight of the Trailer Tongue The tongue load(A) of any trailer is an important weight to measure because affects the total or gross it weight of your vehicle.The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) includesthe curb weight of the vehicle, any cargo you may carry in and the people who will be it, if riding in the vehicle. And you tow a trailer, you must add the tongue load to GVW because your vehicle the will be carrying that weight, too. "Loading Your See Vehicle" in the Index for more information about your vehicle's maximum load capacity. 4-33