Patent ID: 8777518

Claim:
A skid for positioning a pipe or a piece of earth boring equipment comprising: a first frame; a second frame slidably mounted on the first frame, the second frame forming a rectangular trough having an open upper end; an upwardly opening cradle resting in the open upper end of the rectangular tough of the second frame that supports the pipe or the piece of earth boring equipment; a horizontal jack mechanism attached to the second frame and the upwardly opening cradle, wherein the horizontal jack mechanism moves the upwardly opening cradle in a horizontal direction; a first vertical jack mechanism attached to a first end of the first frame and a first end of the second frame; a second vertical jack mechanism attached to a second end of the first frame and a second end of the second frame; and the first and second vertical jack mechanisms raise and lower the second frame and the upwardly opening cradle supporting the pipe or the earth boring equipment to a desired position.