I've had pretty good luck with my Patriot. The only additional information I would add is about toads. I pull a TJ Jeep Wrangler (very common practice). The push pad on the Patriot hits the seat release bar and moves the seat. Of course, this spoils the whole purpose. Blue Ox was not helpful although they said they were aware of the problem. I fixed it by sliding the seat all the way back and making a push bar for the seat frame. This solution has worked well but I don't think it should have been necessary.