Abstract: A walking hoist has a pair of elongated parallel laterally spaced side members with opposite ends. A downwardly extending leg with upper and lower ends is rigidly secured to the ends of each side member. A pair of U-shaped crank members are rotatably secured to and extend between adjacent ends of the side members. The U-shaped cranks each have a bearing member secured to the upper ends of the legs. The crank arms are secured to the bearings and extend radially therefrom in a parallel direction and terminate in an outer end. A horizontal shaft extends between pairs of said crank arms at each end of the legs of the side members. The crank arms are longer than the legs. A circular drive disk is rigidly and operatively secured to the lower ends of the crank arms adjacent the opposite ends of at least one of the side members. A rotational drive assembly is operatively connected to the drive disk to rotate the drive disk in unison in the same direction.