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An earth leveling and moving apparatus designed to move and level dirt and is compact for getting into tight areas that are needed to be reached for landscaping and other similar purposes. The apparatus includes a handle assembly, a blade assembly, a blade coupled to the blade assembly, a basket and

An earth leveling and moving apparatus designed to move and level dirt and is compact for getting into tight areas that are needed to be reached for landscaping and other similar purposes. The apparatus includes a handle assembly, a blade assembly, a blade coupled to the blade assembly, a basket and two wheel assemblies. The handle assembly is connected to the blade assembly which is coupled to the blade. The blade may be removable and may have a straight edge or a ripper edge with teeth for cutting through hard surfaces. The basket is coupled to the handle assembly and to two wheel assemblies. The blade height is determined by adjusting the wheel assemblies and varying the force used on the handle assembly. The basket may have materials for weight in order to aid in applying a downward force to cut or gouge the land and level the land as the user desires. The basket may also be used to move debris and materials around the worksite.

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1. A dirt moving apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a first end and a second end, said handle assembly including a handle proximate said first end;a basket operably connected to said second end of said handle assembly, said basket having a bottom, said bottom having a front, a back, a fi

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A dirt moving apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a first end and a second end, said handle assembly including a handle proximate said first end;a basket operably connected to said second end of said handle assembly, said basket having a bottom, said bottom having a front, a back, a first side and a second side;a first wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said first side and said front of said bottom and a second wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said second side and said front of said bottom;a blade mounting assembly coupled to said handle assembly proximate said second end of said handle assembly; anda downwardly extending blade removeably coupled to said blade mounting assembly, said blade disposed between said wheel assemblies and said handle;wherein said blade mounting assembly comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein said first leg and said second leg each have a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said second ends are coupled to an attachment plate, said blade assembly further comprising a pivot plate removably coupled to said attachment plate, wherein said attachment plate includes a first aperture therethrough proximate a back edge of said attachment plate and a second aperture therethrough proximate a front edge of said attachment plate, and wherein said pivot plate includes a first aperture therethough proximate a back edge of said pivot plate and a second aperture therethrough proximate a front edge of said pivot plate, said first apertures of said attachment plate and said pivot plate being substantially aligned for receiving a first fastener and said second apertures of said attachment plate and said pivot plate being substantially aligned to receive a second fastener, and wherein said pivot plate is generally parallel to and coupled to said attachment plate by said first and second fasteners. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first and second legs are quadrilateral and said second ends of said first leg and said second leg are wider than said first ends of said first leg and said second leg. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said fasteners are selected from the group consisting of a bolt, a lug, a latch, a pin and a key. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said pivot plate includes at least two additional apertures therethrough for receiving said second fastener, wherein said additional apertures are located adjacent to said second aperture and wherein said additional apertures and said second aperture are radially equidistant from said first aperture. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said blade is concave. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said handle assembly, said blade assembly, and said basket are each made from a material selected from the group consisting of metal, steel, aluminum, alloy, wood plastic, composite laminate, fiberglass, and graphite. 7. A dirt moving apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a first end and a second end, said handle assembly including a handle proximate said first end;a basket operably connected to said second end of said handle assembly, said basket having a bottom, said bottom having a front, a back, a first side and a second side;a first wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said first side and said front of said bottom and a second wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said second side and said front of said bottom;a blade mounting assembly coupled to said handle assembly proximate said second end of said handle assembly; anda downwardly extending blade removeably coupled to said blade mounting assembly, said blade disposed between said wheel assemblies and said handle;wherein the said first and second wheel assemblies include a wheel and a height adjustment mechanism, said height adjustment mechanism operably connected to said wheel and configured to provide varying heights between said bottom of said basket and a surface below; andwherein said height adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustable U-joint wherein said U-joint includes a first leg and a second leg extending perpendicularly from a bar at opposing ends of said bar, said first leg operably coupled to said wheel, said second leg coupled to said basket, wherein a relative position of said first leg and said second leg may be adjusted by pivoting one or more of said legs about said bar and wherein the relative position may be fixed by a locking mechanism configured to temporarily fix the relative position of said first and second legs. 8. A dirt moving apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a first end and a second end, said handle assembly including a handle proximate said first end;a basket operably connected to said second end of said handle assembly, said basket having a bottom, said bottom having a front, a back, a first side and a second side;a first wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said first side and said front of said bottom and a second wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said second side and said front of said bottom;a blade mounting assembly coupled to said handle assembly proximate said second end of said handle assembly;a downwardly extending blade removeably coupled to said blade mounting assembly, said blade disposed between said wheel assemblies and said handle; andan arm coupled to and extending outwardly from a front of said basket, wherein a second blade assembly is coupled to said arm and wherein a second downwardly extending blade is removably coupled to said second blade assembly;wherein said blade assembly comprises a first leg and a second leg, wherein said first leg and said second leg each have a first end and an opposing second end, wherein said second ends are coupled to a second attachment plate, said second blade assembly further comprising a second pivot plate removably coupled to said second attachment plate, wherein said second attachment plate includes a first aperture therethrough proximate a back edge of said second attachment plate and a second aperture therethrough proximate a front edge of said second attachment plate, and wherein said second pivot plate includes a first aperture therethough proximate a back edge of said second pivot plate and a second aperture therethrough proximate a front edge of said second pivot plate, said first apertures of said second attachment plate and said second pivot plate being substantially aligned for receiving a first fastener and said second apertures of said second attachment plate and said second pivot plate being substantially aligned to receive a second fastener, and wherein said second pivot plate is generally parallel to and coupled to said second attachment plate by said first and second fasteners. 9. A dirt moving apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having first end and a second end, said handle assembly including a handle proximate said first end;a basket operably connected to said second end of said handle assembly, said basket having a bottom, said bottom having a front, a back, a first side and a second side;a first wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said first side and said front of said bottom and a second wheel assembly operably connected to said basket proximate said second side and said front of said bottom;a blade mounting assembly coupled to said handle assembly proximate said second end of said handle assembly;a downwardly extending blade removeably coupled to said blade mounting assembly, said blade disposed between said wheel assemblies and said handle;wherein said handle assembly comprises substantially cylindrical members and comprises said handle having an outer surface coupled to an inner surface of a band proximate a center of said handle, a first shaft perpendicularly coupled to an outer surface of said band, a second shaft having a first end and an opposing second end wherein said first end is coupled to said first shaft at an opposing end to said band and at about a forty-five degree angle from said first shaft, a body having a first end and a second end wherein said first end of said body is coupled to said second end of said second shaft, a coupling arm having opposing first and second ends and about a forty-five degree bend in said arm wherein said second end of said body is coupled to said first end of said arm, and said basket is operably connected to said second end of said coupling arm;wherein said basket is operably coupled to said coupling arm with a swivel joint, said swivel joint configured to allow relative rotation of said basket and said coupling arm about a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis of said coupling arm; anda bracing link system operably connecting said basket to said swivel joint;wherein said bracing link system comprises a first beam, a second beam, and a third beam wherein said first beam has a first end and a second end, said first end of said first beam being coupled to said swivel joint and extending downwardly and outwardly toward and coupled to the basket proximate the first wall and said bottom of said basket, said third beam having a first end and a second end, said first end of said third beam coupled to said swivel joint and extending downwardly and outwardly toward wherein said second end of said third beam is coupled to said basket proximate said second wall and said bottom of said basket, said second beam having a first end and a second end, said first end coupled to both said first beam and said third beam proximate said swivel joint and said second beam extending substantially horizontal wherein said second end of said second beam is coupled to said basket.