Patent ID: 7806207

Claim:
A method for transporting and relocating heavy equipment comprising the steps of: (i) using a fluid to lift heavy equipment with a lift assembly with at least one rotatable motion gear assembly; (ii) using the fluid to disengage at least one rod of at least one walking pad assembly of four walking pad assemblies secured to the lift assembly; (iii) using the fluid to extend at least one push pull travelling system of the at least one walking pad assembly to enable the heavy equipment to move in a first direction by rolling at least one roller tread against at least one roller load bearing surface of the at least one walking pad assembly; (iv) using the fluid to raise at least one of the four walking assemblies with the lift assembly; (v) using the fluid to pivot the at least one of the four walking pad assemblies in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; (vi) using the fluid to retract the at least one push pull traveling system; and (vii) using the fluid to rotate the at least one of the four walking pad assemblies about the at least one rod to orient the at least one walking pad assembly in a second direction using the rotatable motion gear assembly and a motor in fluid communication with the rotatable motion gear assembly, wherein the motor is in fluid communication with a control means, and wherein the fluid is controlled using the control means.