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I have had both a Reese and a Trailer Saver style hitch.

The trailer saver has the holland style plate and uses a hook and bar to operate the locking mechanism prior to hitching or for unhitching. It also has a pair of jaws that encircle the pin for a very positive lock up. It can get fussy on locking if the grease gets hard or the mechanism gets dry. I have found it to be very easy to unhitch and keep it lubed to avoid problems hooking up. I've also replaced the main pivot bolt the mounts the head mechanism to the main support. It sheared but still maintained control of the hitch.

The Reese was a smaller style and had a transverse locking bar that slid across the pin slot to lock the pin in place. Very easy to see it it had locked up and it was not sensitive to dirt in operation. It wasn't quite as easy to unhitch especially if there was any rearward pressure on the hitch but not too bad.

Whichever hitch you get I'd strongly recomend you get a 4 way flex head on it so that it will pivot side to side as well as fore and aft. Also get one that has more capacity than the load you'll put on it. It your trailer is 18,500 lbs, get a 20,000 lb minimum hitch.