People have asked why I wont leave the rear stabilizers on while traveling. In this picture look at the mounting plate below the red letters. When clean, that plate is the same black color as the jack (bit dusty in this from dropping it in the dirt). As you can see its brown. Had I left it on, it too would be brown and crusty with dirt getting into the every open spot and mixing with the grease. This is also why I remove the tongue jack. All the dirt mixing into the gears and grease does a number on them. Even worse if you drive in the winter and there's deicer down.
