Method for transporting construction equipment in an enclosed container within the hold of a vessel

A method for permitting construction equipment, and particularly backhoe loaders (10), to be transported in the hold of a seagoing vessel within the interior of an enclosed cargo container (28) includes front (30) and rear (32) rollers that temporarily replace the wheels of the equipment and allow it to be driven into and out of the container without any disassembly of the equipment.