Very unscientific observation, but it seems to me that hitching and unhitching my Blue Ox is easier and takes less time than my friend's Equalizer. Plus, as mentioned, it also seems to be cleaner since the grease is contained in the Blue Ox head. I've moved from trailer to trailer and TV to TV and it was easy in both cases. The only thing I needed to do was upgrade from 1000lb bars to 1500lb bars due to the increased tongue weight of the new TT. The dealer flipped the head over from the old TV to the new one and got it set up in minutes. The Blue Ox is also essentially silent both in forward and reverse. I'm very happy with it.