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Adding a Snow Plow or Similar
Equipment
Before installing a snow plow on the vehicle, here are
some things you 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 prep package, called
RPO VYU, 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 Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) are
exceeded.
Some vehicles are built with a special snow plow prep
package, called RPO VYU. 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 Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), are not exceeded.
The plow the vehicle can carry depends on many
things, such as:
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The options the vehicle came with, and the weight
of those options.
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The weight and number of passengers you intend
to carry.
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The weight of items added to the vehicle, like a
tool box or truck cap.
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The total weight of any additional cargo you intend
to carry.
Say, for example, you have a 318 kg (700 lb) snow plow.
The total weight of all occupants and cargo inside the
cab should not exceed 135 kg (300 lb). 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 the vehicle.
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