KW T800 Suspension Leveling

Have a 96 T800 with AG100 suspension.

The feed mixing box we have mounted on it is much heavier on the drivers side of the truck due to the way it is constructed (two heavy augers on that side and one large reel on the other). During mixing the feed is also directed to the drivers side for proper mixing and discharge.

All of this weight shifting to that side really makes the truck lean badly to the point that the rear fenders are about an inch off of the tires on the drivers side and about 5" off the other side measuring with my eyeballs at the hump when loaded. Fenders are individual full coverage poly fenders on each wheel (tandem truck) we had issues with it on our old truck which was a WG64 Volvo, but got it leveled out at one point, but I was too you to remember what they did and never really payed attention to it. I do think we added a leaf to the front end to level out the front axle. This truck could also benefit from leveling of the front as well.


But as for the rear, is there a leveling valve not working, or does the AG100 not level side to side under these circumstances and if not what would be required to help it level out?

The box mounted on it weighs 16,500lbs. There is typically 9,000-12,000lbs of feed in the box for a net weight of 28,500lbs.

 

So from what you're saying, the equalizer is just making sure the pressure is the same between them and adding pressure as needed to maintain its preset height. So if it is mounted in the center, it will never equalize completely to level it off in this application meaning another one is needed on the lower side to balance it back out? However would the first equalizer conflict with this idea if it trys to equalize pressure side to side? Since the second valve would be adding air to the lower side and the corresponding side would have less air to get the truck leveled out? Meaning maybe two would be needed with one on each side to make sure both frame rails maintain equal height but not allowing the bags to equalize side to side pressure wise?

Or am I way off?

Ill crawl under and see how it is plumbed.

 

Sure that would be great if you would like, Im sure it wouldnt take much to figure out but time saved is time saved.

We do spend a lot of time on the roads which is why we have a truck and not a tractor(farm tractor) with a mixer wagon. Trucks are a much bigger PITA to maintain but we spend a lot of time on the roads. It doesnt sway too bad going down the road but definately could use some leveling out.

Thanks.

 

If the setup that kwforage has with the dual levelers auto levels it, im not sure what the need would be for for the load gauges as the feed box itself weighs in 10lb increments. I could see it on a truck that doesnt have a scale already on it though.

 

I understand where you are coming from there in saying we might not like the performance of them.

And I overcomplicate every idea I come up with people tell me, but in the end its always nice.