Chevrolet 2006 Avalanche, Owner'S Manual

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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 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.
Q:
How do I know if my vehicle can handle a
snow plow?
A:
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.
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.
•
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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