Multi-function dump cart

A dump cart comprising:

• a bed configured to carry a load;
• a bed adapter configured to couple to a bottom wall of the bed, the bed adapter including
• a left adapter rail and a right adapter rail with both adapter rails configured to contact the bottom wall, and
• a center adapter crossmember coupled to the left adapter rail and the right adapter rail and positioned therebetween;
• a frame supporting the bed, the frame including
• a frame crossmember,
• a strut bracket coupled to the frame crossmember extending downward therefrom,
• first and second frame rails spaced apart laterally and including mating features that form a pivot axis rearward of a midpoint between a front and a back of the bed about which the bed pivots between the retaining position and the dumping position, and
• a center beam configured to removably couple to a pulling vehicle, the center beam coupled to the frame crossmember and extending forward therefrom;
• and
• a gas spring including a first end coupled to the lower end of the strut bracket and a second end coupled to the center adapter crossmember, the gas spring operable to provide assistance in lifting the bed when the load is dumped.

A dump cart comprising:

• a bed configured to carry a load;
• a frame for supporting the bed in either a retaining position in which items forming the load are carried in the bed and a dumping position in which the items are dumped from the bed, the frame including
• a left wheel and a right wheel, the rotational centers of which form a wheel axis,
• first and second frame rails spaced apart laterally and including mating features that form a pivot axis, positioned rearward from the wheel axis, about which the bed pivots between the retaining position and the dumping position, and
• a strut bracket;
• and
• a lift assist mechanism coupled with the strut bracket for biasing the bed toward the dumping position to provide a user assistance in shifting the bed from the retaining position to the dumping position.