Tank lifting and transport apparatus

A lifting and transport apparatus for moving a storage tank having a pair of longitudinal frame members, preferably expandable in length, releasably connected to a pair of lateral frame members, also preferably expandable in length, which are joined to form a generally rectangular frame around the storage tank, the lateral frame members being mounted on a pair of wheeled end members with a winch mounting means on both end members, such that a winch can be used to raise one end of a tank above the longitudinal frame members, a cross member inserted, the first end then lowered onto the cross member, the winch removed and positioned on the opposite end member, the second end of the tank raised, a second cross member inserted, and the tank then lowered into a raised horizontal position for transport to a new location, where it is placed on the ground or into a hole by reversing the steps.