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Adding a Snow Plow or Similar

Equipment

Before installing a snow plow on your vehicle, here are

some things you will need to know:

Notice: If your vehicle does not have the snow plow

prep package, adding a plow can damage your

vehicle, and the repairs would not be covered by

warranty. Unless your vehicle was built to carry a

snow plow, do not add one to your vehicle. If your

vehicle has the snow plow option called RPO VYU

(snow plow prep package), then the payload your

vehicle can carry will be reduced when a snow plow

is installed. Your vehicle can be damaged if either the

front or rear axle ratings, or the GVW, are exceeded.

Q: How do I know if my vehicle can handle a

snow plow?

A: Some vehicles are built with a special package,

called RPO VYU (snow plow prep package). If

your vehicle has this option, you can add a plow to

it, provided certain weights, such as the weights

on the vehicle’s axles and the GVW, are not

exceeded.

Q: How heavy can a snow plow safely be?

A: The plow your vehicle can carry depends on many

things, such as:

• The options your vehicle came with, and the weight

of those options,

• The weight and number of passengers you intend

to carry,

• The weight of items you have added to your

vehicle, like a tool box or truck cap,

• The total weight of any additional cargo you intend

to carry.

Say, for example, you have a 700 lb. (318 kg) snow

plow. The total weight of all occupants and cargo inside

the cab should not exceed 300 lb. (135 kg). This

means that you may only be able to carry one

passenger. But, even this may be too much if you have

got other equipment already adding to the weight of

your vehicle.

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