Actually there are several meanings to the word anecdotal, although I do not believe Ned was being derogatory. That is not his nature. And you did catch my spelling error. It is an Aventa, see the below pic of the failed tow bar. I also included another pic of the failed base plate safety cable attachment point. If you look closely at the first pic I included, you can see that what looks like a fully circular ring on the base plate is actually just paint. The front of the steel ring is missing.
The Ready Brake surge system that I was using at the time is fine. It was just the "receiver" brake system. When the tow bar snapped at the articulating ball the brakes locked as designed. The only thing that was left to hold the Jeep after the safety cables ripped out was the 1/8 inch aircraft cable that hooked the surge brake to the brake cable on the front of the Jeep. The brake cable was not really designed to hold the weight of the Jeep without a tow bar, so it pulled loose.
I still have the receiver Ready Brake that I was using at the time. Other than the busted cable, it is still complete and functioning as normal. When I decided I had my last go round with Blue Ox, going with the Ready Brute tow bar system was a no brainer. Less money, incorporated brake, and lifetime warranty to the original purchaser.
The best part is I sent all of these pics, and more, to Blue Ox within 2 hours of the occurrence. And the response I get from them a week and a half later is "sorry, you are 30 days past the warranty period from the date of manufacture of the tow bar".