Towing device, particularly for trailers, equipment and machines in general

A towing device (1), particularly for trailers, equipment and machines in general, comprising a main body (2) which can be associated with a tractor at the rear and a towing element (3) which extends from the main body (2) for the detachable engagement of a drawbar (100) of a vehicle to be towed. The device (1) further comprises a locking element (4) which is pivoted to the main body (2) for the locking of the drawbar (100) with respect to the towing element (3), which in particular is movable between an active position, in which the drawbar (100) is locked, and an inactive position, in which the drawbar (100) is released. Manually actuated release elements (6) for the automatic transition of the locking element (4) from the active position to the inactive position are provided.