Leveling assembly for a work vehicle

A work vehicle for performing a work operation, the vehicle comprising:

• an undercarriage for supporting and propelling the vehicle;
• an upper structure located above the undercarriage and having an operator's cab from which the vehicle is operated;
• a leveling assembly located between the undercarriage and the upper structure, the leveling assembly comprising an upper plate and a lower plate that are pivotally interconnected by a pivot assembly, the leveling assembly is also provided with to hydraulic cylinders operatively positioned between the plates for changing the relative angular position of the plates about the pivot axis, the two hydraulic cylinders are each provided with a trunnion mounting assembly, the trunnion mounting assembly is mounted to the lower plate and a portion of each hydraulic cylinder extends downwardly into the undercarriage of the work vehicle, the upper plate is mounted to the upper structure and the lower plate is mounted to the undercarriage, whereby changing the relative angular position of the upper plate relative to the lower plate changes the relative angular position of the upper structure relative to the undercarriage.