Body leveling suspension including a pivoting arrangement

An agricultural machine having a hillside leveling system, comprising:

• a chassis (22);
• a power supply (48) mounted to the chassis (22), the power supply (48) having a drive shaft (62);
• a wheel carrier (50) having an input shaft (64) and an output shaft (65) defining parallel axes that are offset with respect to one another, the output shaft (65) is coupled to a drive wheel (12) and the input shaft (64) is coupled to the power supply (48);
• a pivoting arrangement (44) couples the wheel carrier (50) to the chassis (22), the pivoting arrangement allows the wheel carrier (50) to move vertically relative to the chassis (22), the pivoting arrangement (44) is provided with a pivot arm (54) and a bracket (52), the pivot arm (54) is provided with a first leg (76) which is pivotally connected to the chassis (22), the first leg (76) forms a bushing through which is aligned with the input shaft (64) of the wheel carrier (50), the pivot arm (54) is also provided with a second leg (78) which extends between the first leg (76) and the wheel carrier (50), the bracket (52) is provided with two walls (66,68) which are spaced from one another, the bracket has a first end carrying a pin (72) and a second end carrying a bearing (74);
• an actuating arrangement (56) is located between the pivot arm (54) and the chassis (22) for moving the wheel carrier (50) vertically relative to the chassis (22), the actuating arrangement (56) comprising a hydraulic cylinder located between the walls of the bracket (52), the hydraulic cylinder is mounted to the pin (72) and the second leg (78) of the pivot arm (54) such that the hydraulic cylinder extends more horizontally than vertically.