"Pete C." wrote

If it's a receiver hitch, it's also handy for use with receiver mount
winches so you can use them front or rear as convenient.

If you put a receiver, you can use it as a hitch, a winch mount, or for a
deadman with a pulley. You run a cable through a pulley on the receiver,
and you can double the mechanical advantage of a vehicle pulling or winching
you out. It's used in the military. If you're the one pulling on
something, you can multiply your advantage through creative rigging, or just
have a much better place to hook up to. Some trucks come with hooks and
things to hook to, but not all. On my Dodge, there are eyes to hook on to,
but the way they are configured, it's hard to get any sizeable chain in
there and out again.

Steve