Yard Dog

[MEAN MACHINE NJ]

Because there are so many different size tires that drivers want to have on their vehicles there should be a yard dog that will bring the trailer to you or help you pick up the trailer

[MEAN MACHINE NJ]

Peanut butter cup AKA Reese's cup
You guys don't understand the words that I'm spitting out of my mouth
One of the main reasons the have a yard jockey on site You could be trying to hook up to your trailer and somebody may have dropped it 3" lower than your 5th whale even don't some tractors have erride dump thou most of us don't know how to use it

[Reese]

I fail to see how a yard dog could help with that. It'd be faster to get your ass out of the cab and lift the lower the landing gear further. If the trailer is that low anyway, there's a chance the yard dog(which tends to sit higher) would be too high to go right under as well. It's a possibility depending on the truck that placed the trailer. Either way, the time it'd take for a yard dog to come and assist you versus just doing it yourself in the first place. And if it's raining, good luck getting a yard dog to come for you.

[Atomicdeath]

Originally posted by Mean Machine:

Peanut butter cup AKA Reese's cup
You guys don't understand the words that I'm spitting out of my mouth
One of the main reasons the have a yard jockey on site You could be trying to hook up to your trailer and somebody may have dropped it 3" lower than your 5th whale even don't some tractors have erride dump thou most of us don't know how to use it

No, we don't understand your broken english.

I don't think you understand what yard dogs are for. They aren't to keep a drivers lazy ass from lowering the landing gear even more to raise the trailer.

In my nearly 8 years of driving long haul I've never had to get a yard dog to do anything for me.

[Ξ Sikon]

Not to mention the situation you're concerned about never happens in this game

[Ragequit Inc.]

ffs..

[Fury6]

Originally posted by Mean Machine:

Peanut butter cup AKA Reese's cup
You guys don't understand the words that I'm spitting out of my mouth
One of the main reasons the have a yard jockey on site You could be trying to hook up to your trailer and somebody may have dropped it 3" lower than your 5th whale even don't some tractors have erride dump thou most of us don't know how to use it

Here's the thing... The game has everything (tractor/trailer) setup to be already just the way they need to be. Trailer stand is already at the right height to match the tractor's turntable. Trailer height can't be changed and neither can the tractor's turntable. That makes for a static tractor-trailer condition that holds for the entire gameplay throughout.

The only time a mismatch can occur is when bugs creep in and they're dealt with appropriately, by being *fixed*, when they're discovered. The only other case where a mismatch can occur would be with mods. Mods aren't SCS's responsibility to deal with, but even beyond that a mismatched mod is *still* a *bug* situation and the *modder* needs to fix it.

There is *no* situation in the normal functioning of the game where what you suggest is necessary, nor for that matter even going to help.

If, on the other hand, you're arguing for a dynamic setup between tractor & trailer... well, I guess that could be an idea, though I'm not so sure that fits within the scope SCS intend for these games (I could be wrong, of course).