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A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment having at least four walking assemblies attached to transportable and relocatable equipment each walking assembly has a walking pad, roller tread for rolling the roller bearing surface, a lift assembly connected to the central collar

A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment having at least four walking assemblies attached to transportable and relocatable equipment each walking assembly has a walking pad, roller tread for rolling the roller bearing surface, a lift assembly connected to the central collar, a rotatable motion gear assembly disposed around the lifting assembly, a motor for actuating the rotatable motion gear assembly, a pivoting collar disposed around the rod operated by a controlling means with a processor, a push pull travelling system for receiving fluid and extending a specified distance causing movement of the equipment in a first direction, and enabling the walking assemblies to raise, reorient, lower, and travel of the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment in a second direction using the treads.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment comprising: (i) at least four walking assemblies attached to a transportable and relocatable equipment; wherein each walking assembly comprises: (a) a walking pad for walking on surface with rolling load beari

What is claimed is: 1. A system for positioning a transportable and relocatable equipment comprising: (i) at least four walking assemblies attached to a transportable and relocatable equipment; wherein each walking assembly comprises: (a) a walking pad for walking on surface with rolling load bearing surface for engaging a surface; (b) roller tread for rolling the roller load bearing surface; (c) a roller tread housing for containing the roller tread, and wherein the roller tread housing comprises a central collar; and (d) a lift assembly connected to the central collar, wherein the lift assembly comprises: (1) a rod for engaging the central collar; (2) a flange slidably disposed around the rod; and (3) a lifting device removably connected to the flange; (ii) a rotatable motion gear assembly disposed around the lift assembly; (iii) a motor for actuating the rotatable motion gear assembly; (iv) a pivoting collar disposed around the rod for receiving a first fluid from a controlling means and dispensing a working fluid, and wherein the pivoting collar comprises: (a) a collar stationary segment disposed around the rod; (b) a collar rotating segment disposed around the collar stationary segment; and (c) wherein the first fluid flows to the collar stationary segment and then to the collar rotating segment enabling hose-free rotating of the pivoting collar; (v) a push pull travelling system for receiving the working fluid, wherein the push pull travelling system further comprises a push pull traveling system first side secured to one side of the roller tread housing and a push pull traveling system second side disposed on an opposite side of the roller tread housing; wherein the push pull travelling system is a member of the group consisting, a set of hydraulic pistons, a set of rack and pinion system, a set of pneumatic pistons, a set of linear actuators, or a set of magnetically operable sleds, and wherein the push pull travelling system is adapted to extend a specified distance causing movement of the equipment in a first direction; vi. controlling means with a processor for receiving a second fluid from a fluid source and flows out the first fluid to the collar stationary segment and flowing a third fluid to the lift assembly enabling the walking assemblies to raise, reorient, lower, and travel of the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment in a second direction using the treads; and vii. sensor means secured to each flange in communication with the processor for providing orientation feedback from each walking assembly. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable motion gear assembly is a rack and pinion or a rotary gear set. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the flange can comprises a square flange for removably engages the transportable and relocatable equipment and is removably attached to a round flange for providing a sealing engagement with the lifting device. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the central collar is formed from a first collar half that connects with a second collar half. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable motion gear assembly is a hydraulic slewing drive. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the rotatable motion gear assembly comprises a stationary ring surrounded by a rotating ring, further wherein the rotating ring is actuated by a gear supported on a gear shaft driven by the motor. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the push pull travelling system first side comprises a first hydraulic cylinder and the push pull travelling system second side comprises a second hydraulic cylinder, wherein each of the hydraulic cylinders extends between the roller tread housing and the walking pad so the roller tread housing moves a stroke distance causing the transportable and relocatable heavy equipment to travel a proportional distance. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein for each walking pad of the plurality of walking pads, each rod can be positioned at different vertical heights. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein for the plurality of walking pads at least two rods can be positioned for synchronous movement. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the transportable and relocatable equipment is a drilling rig. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the collar rotating segment enables hose-less pivoting while rotating the hydraulic pivoting collar more than 360 degrees. 12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a positive locating device disposed around the rod, and wherein the positive locating device is a member of the group consisting of: a stop, a magnet, a gear set, or combinations thereof. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the lift assembly is a hydraulic lift assembly. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the lifting device is a hydraulic lifting device. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the pivoting collar is a hydraulic pivoting collar. 16. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second fluids are hydraulic fluids, compressed air, a compressed gas, or a compressed vapor mixture.