Abstract: There is disclosed a transporting and lifting vehicle for heavy loads, in particular for converter exchange vessels used in steel production. The vehicle comprises a travelling frame and a lifting frame that carries a lifting means and receives. The converter, the travelling frame is preferably rotatable about a vertical axis for the purpose of transposing the vehicle at track intersections. The travelling frame is provided with turret-like projections having recesses and the lifting means is preferably in the form of bilaterally acting hydraulic pistons connected with traverse-like carriers arranged below the lifting frame. At the end of the carriers extractable and retractable bolts are provided.