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The issue of what to do with the hitch bar when I am unhooked perplexes me also. Every pair of jeans I own have had grease spots "Go-Jo'd" out of them and I have two shin scars. My wife thinks I am a very slow learner and doesn't mind reminding me of that each time I forget. To help remember it's there when I am parked and will be doodling around the tv, I just put the tailgate down. The extra steps to walk around the tailgate keeps me past the hitch. I had thought about something to pad it with, but didn't want something else to carry around and deal with. So far its worked pretty well for me.

I have figured out how to adjust the receiver to odd angles, but the one scenario that still gives me trouble, unhooking or hooking, is when the nose of the tv is sloped way down and the AS is level. Sometimes there is too much angle to hitch easily.

Other than these two issues, it performs like a dream when towing. It would be hard for me to imagine towing without it. Especially for the shorter turning radius to get out of or park in tight places.