Support stands on camper

If I wind the stands down that hard on the onsite van I own the chassis distorts & the internal cupboards wont close properley until I back them off a bit.

Not a good idea I imagine.

You are correct. They are only movement stabilisers.

They never have been designed to take weight.

RA.

And again SDG

They are stabilisers only

Cheers
John

Jayco junk not as easy to use as they should be with things falling apart quickly. Consider a KK in the future

hi sdg
the corner stands are strickly to stabilize the 4 corners to stop the van or camper rocking around otherwise at night as soon as someone moves in their bed the whole van or camper will jiggle around and disturb everyone else or
like when you are having a cup of tea or some fluid is in containers sitting on the sink/table etcit will spill
or your ingaging in divine intervention with your partner ??everyone will see the van rocking
unless the instructions state that they are jacks and can be used to change a wheel as is the case with my concorde camper trailer then they will either be bent under the weight or will twist the caravan chassis as mentioned by some else
if the ground is soft and sandy or wet any other loose soil you may have to place a board under the leg as they will work there way into the soil if not of a firm nature this can be accessed visually just before winding the support leg down you may not need a board under every leg
cheers

On my Jayco which I am very happy with these wind down legs are stabilizers only and I wind mine down until they are firm this stops any movement when someone is walking around in the van as stated above.
Our Jayco is a dual wheel job so when staying just overnight with the vehicle attached we don't bother with the stabilizers.
A good thing to get for any van is a set of plastic feet for the legs these can be filled with water to stop ants when in ant ridden country.

Oh and I have only been vanning for thirty odd years and have had several different makes of vans and campers.

I hope you have a happy time with your Jayco.

There are two different groups of "things" people fit to corners of vans and trailers.

One group are jacks and they have lifting ratings.

the other....that mostly look like half a scissor jack are called "corner steadies" in the catalogues.....I cant remember ever seening a load rating published for them.

the Alco site says this

AL-KO International manufactures a range of corner steadies that set the standards for this type of product. Made from quality materials these well designed corner steadies ensure that the end user is able to stabilize the caravan or trailer with the minimum of effort.

Note: Corner steadies are not designed to be used as a jack or as the means of lifting the trailer or caravan off the ground. They are designed to stabilize the trailer or caravan when stationary.


cheers