The biggest Grade 8 build yet: a D11T at its real weight, about 115 tons, and every part of it is physical. The tracks wrap around real sprockets, idlers and rollers. The blade and ripper ride on hydraulic cylinders. Doors latch, glass breaks, and you can tear the hoses off.

6 configs

• SU blade with single-shank ripper (the default)
• SU blade with triple-shank ripper
• SU blade on the upper tilt mount, single-shank ripper
• Ripping tractor: no blade, triple-shank ripper
• Push dozer: blade only, no ripper
• Bare tractor: no blade or ripper, for towing or building your own setup

Paints: CAT Yellow, Hi-Viz White, Military Green, Safety Orange and Black. You can also swap the blade, ripper, shanks, work lights and beacon in the parts menu.

The cab

• Nearly every switch, key and knob in there can be clicked
• Two working screens: the operator monitor on the dash and a grade-control screen on the pillar
• Heat and A/C, and the glass fogs up if you leave it off
• Wipers and washer, work lights, cab floods, dome light, beacon and a backup beeper
• A cab radio that plays your own music, plus live stations and Spotify with the free GR8 Radio Relay: https://grade8modding.com/mods/gr8-radio-relay

Driving it

850 hp C32 V12, 3 forward and 3 reverse. Steering works like the real clutch-and-brake setup: the inside track slows down and the outside one keeps pushing, and if you steer in gear with no throttle it spins in place.

• Blade: T and G to raise and lower, I and K to tilt, Alt+I and Alt+K to pitch
• Ripper: Shift+T and Shift+G to raise and lower, Shift+I and Shift+K to tip the shank
• Change the shank depth or pull the pin from the cab
• U is the decelerator pedal
• Every D11 control can be rebound in Options > Controls (search "D11")

Get the hang of it and there's AutoCarry, auto blade assist, grade control and a reversing fan to play with.

Guides in the zip

• READ ME FIRST (PDF): install and your first five minutes in the machine
• Complete Feature Guide (PDF): every system, switch and screen explained
• The Cab Radio Guide comes with the free GR8 Radio Relay

Install

Don't unzip it. Drop the zip into your BeamNG mods folder:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\BeamNG\BeamNG.drive\current\mods\
It's under Caterpillar D11T (Heavy Machinery) in the vehicle selector. Needs BeamNG.drive 0.39 or newer and no other mods. It's a big download (about 370 MB).