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Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2011
Driving and Operating 9-109
Ask your dealer for trailering
information or advice, or write us at
our Customer Assistance Offices.
See Customer Assistance Offices
on page 13‑4
for more information.
Weight of the Trailer Tongue
The tongue load (A) of any trailer
is very important because it is
also part of the vehicle weight.
The Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
includes the curb weight of the
vehicle, any cargo carried in it, and
the people who will be riding in the
vehicle as well as trailer tongue
weight. Vehicle options, equipment,
passengers and cargo in the vehicle
reduce the amount of tongue weight
the vehicle can carry, which will also
reduce the trailer weight the vehicle
can tow. See “ Vehicle Load Limits”
for more information about the
vehicle's maximum load capacity.
Trailer tongue weight (A) should be
10 to 15 percent and fifth-wheel or
gooseneck kingpin weight should be
15 to 25 percent of the loaded trailer
weight (B) up to the maximums for
vehicle series and hitch type
shown here: