Not that the TCH would ever need to see a flatbed, but there is another advantage to the square hole/big eye bolt combo: the winch on flatbeds are way up when the bed is lowered to receive the car (kinda like a giant teeter toter) and the hook and cable may ding the bumper. I know this from watching my father in law's $60,000 BMW getting dragged onto the truck. All raise a glass and pray you don't see that happen to the TCH.