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A wheelbarrow carrier provides transportation and dumping from a connection to a standard trailer hitch or tractor three-point mount. A pivoting ramp is used to load the wheelbarrow and a locking mechanism locks the wheelbarrow foot in place and the ramp in an upward position, once the wheelbarrow h

A wheelbarrow carrier provides transportation and dumping from a connection to a standard trailer hitch or tractor three-point mount. A pivoting ramp is used to load the wheelbarrow and a locking mechanism locks the wheelbarrow foot in place and the ramp in an upward position, once the wheelbarrow has been rolled onto the ramp and the ramp has pivoted from a downward position to an upward level position. The ramp pivots once the wheel of the wheelbarrow has rolled past the pivot point sufficiently to tip the ramp. Once the wheelbarrow is locked in the upward (level) position, a motor is activated to rotate a boom to which the ramp is attached with respect to a frame that is connected to the vehicle mount.

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1. A wheelbarrow carrier for receiving and dumping a wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow carrier comprising: a first frame assembly having a mount for attachment to a back of a transportation vehicle;a boom rotationally coupled to a back side of the first frame assembly by a crank arm, wherein the boom is

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A wheelbarrow carrier for receiving and dumping a wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow carrier comprising: a first frame assembly having a mount for attachment to a back of a transportation vehicle;a boom rotationally coupled to a back side of the first frame assembly by a crank arm, wherein the boom is rotatable along a first axis extending backward from the mount; anda ramp rotationally coupled to the boom, wherein the ramp extends backward from the mount and is rotatable along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, so that the ramp extends backward from the back of the transportation vehicle while the first frame assembly is attached to the transportation vehicle, and wherein the ramp is rotatable to a downward position when rolling the wheelbarrow onto the ramp and further rotatable to an upward position to secure the wheelbarrow on the ramp, and wherein the crank arm is rotatable to rotate the boom to permit dumping of the wheelbarrow while the wheelbarrow is secured on the ramp and while the ramp is in the upward position. 2. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 1, wherein the ramp extends forward from a pivot that couples the ramp to the boom so that the ramp rotates along the second axis as a weight on a front wheel of the wheelbarrow is moved past the pivot, whereby the ramp automatically rotates to the upward position as the wheelbarrow is moved onto the ramp. 3. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 2, further comprising a latching mechanism to secure the wheelbarrow on the ramp while the wheelbarrow is rotated to the upward position. 4. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 3, wherein the latching mechanism comprises: a handle mounted to the ramp proximate a rear end of the ramp;a ramp latch for securing the ramp in the upward position;a foot latch for securing a foot of the wheelbarrow when the wheelbarrow is loaded on the ramp and the latching mechanism is activated; anda plurality of connecting rods coupled between the handle, the ramp latch and the foot latch, wherein when the handle is moved to activate the latching mechanism, the ramp latch secures the ramp in the upward position and the foot latch secures the foot of the wheelbarrow to the ramp. 5. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 4, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises: a rotating link for moving the foot latch between a latched and an unlatched position; anda pair of rotating levers rigidly coupled by the plurality of connecting rods to the handle, the rotating link and the ramp latch, whereby movement of the handle rotates the rotating link and slides the ramp latch. 6. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 1, wherein the first frame assembly includes a pair of clevis tabs at a top of a front side thereof and a pair of three-point hitch pins provided at a bottom of a pair of side supports of the first frame assembly, whereby the wheelbarrow carrier is mountable to a standard three-point tractor mounting location. 7. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 6, further comprising an adapter for coupling the first frame assembly to a standard hitch receiver of the transportation vehicle, wherein the first frame assembly further includes adapter mounting holes for connecting a bottom support of the adapter to a bottom support of the first frame assembly and wherein the adapter includes a vertical support extending from the bottom support of the adapter and that includes a hole extending laterally through the vertical support for accepting a clevis pin inserted through the pair of clevis tabs of the first frame assembly. 8. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 1, further comprising: an electric motor; anda drive mechanism coupled to the electric motor and further coupled to the first frame assembly and the crank arm for rotating the boom with respect to the first frame assembly around the first axis. 9. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 8, wherein the electric motor is mounted to the first frame assembly, wherein the drive mechanism includes a crank shaft operated by the electric motor, and wherein the crank arm is secured to the first frame assembly by the crankshaft. 10. The wheelbarrow carrier of claim 1, wherein the ramp has a flared end that widens the ramp at a back end thereof to facilitate loading of the wheelbarrow onto the ramp. 11. A wheelbarrow carrier for receiving and dumping a wheelbarrow, the wheelbarrow carrier comprising: a first frame assembly having a mount for attachment to a back of a transportation vehicle;a boom rotationally coupled to a back side of the first frame assembly by a crank arm, wherein the boom is rotatable along a first axis extending backward from the mount;a ramp rotationally coupled to the boom, wherein the ramp extends backward from the mount and is rotatable along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, so that the ramp extends backward from the back of the transportation vehicle while the first frame assembly is attached to the transportation vehicle, and wherein the ramp is rotatable to a downward position when rolling the wheelbarrow onto the ramp and further rotatable to an upward position to secure the wheelbarrow on the ramp, and wherein the crank arm is rotatable to rotate the boom to permit dumping of the wheelbarrow while the wheelbarrow is secured on the ramp and while the ramp is in the upward position, wherein the ramp extends forward from a pivot that couples the ramp to the boom so that the ramp rotates along the second axis as a weight on a front wheel of the wheelbarrow is moved past the pivot, whereby the ramp automatically rotates to the upward position as the wheelbarrow is moved onto the ramp, wherein the ramp has a flared end that widens the ramp at a back end thereof to facilitate loading of the wheelbarrow onto the ramp; anda latching mechanism to secure the wheelbarrow on the ramp while the wheelbarrow is rotated to the upward position, the latching mechanism comprising a handle mounted to the ramp proximate a rear end of the ramp, a ramp latch for securing the ramp in the upward position, a foot latch for securing a foot of the wheelbarrow when the wheelbarrow is loaded on the ramp and the latching mechanism is activated, and a plurality of connecting rods coupled between the handle, the ramp latch and the foot latch, wherein when the handle is moved to activate the latching mechanism, the ramp latch secures the ramp in the upward position and the foot latch secures the foot of the wheelbarrow to the ramp, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises a rotating link for moving the foot latch between a latched and an unlatched position, and a pair of rotating levers rigidly coupled by the plurality of connecting rods to the handle, the rotating link and the ramp latch, whereby movement of the handle rotates the rotating link and slides the ramp latch. 12. A method of handling a wheelbarrow, the method comprising: attaching a first frame assembly to a back of a transportation vehicle with a mount;loading the wheelbarrow by rolling the wheelbarrow onto a ramp rotationally coupled to a boom rotationally coupled to a back side of the first frame assembly and that rotates around a first axis extending backward from the mount, wherein the ramp extends backward from the mount and is rotatable along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, so that the ramp extends backward from the back of the transportation vehicle while the first frame assembly is attached to the transportation vehicle, and wherein the ramp is rotatable to a downward position when rolling the wheelbarrow onto the ramp;first rotating the ramp to an upward position to secure the wheelbarrow on the ramp to complete the loading; anddumping contents of the wheelbarrow while the wheelbarrow is secured on the ramp and while the ramp is in the upward position by second rotating the crank arm to rotate boom around the first axis. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the ramp extends forward from a pivot that couples the ramp to boom so that the first rotating the ramp to an upward position is caused by a weight on a front wheel of the wheelbarrow moving past the pivot, whereby the ramp automatically rotates to the upward position as the wheelbarrow is moved onto the ramp. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising further securing the wheelbarrow on the ramp while the wheelbarrow is rotated to the upward position by operating a latching mechanism that secures the wheelbarrow on the ramp. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the operating the latching mechanism comprises: pulling a handle mounted to the ramp proximate a rear end of the ramp;responsive to the pulling of the handle, securing the ramp in the upward position with a ramp latch coupled to the handle;further responsive to the pulling of the handle, securing a foot of the wheelbarrow with a foot latch coupled to the handle; andtransferring motion from the handle to the ramp latch and the foot latch with a plurality of connecting rods coupled between the handle, the ramp latch and the foot latch, wherein when the handle is pulsed to activate the latching mechanism, the ramp latch secures the ramp in the upward position and the foot latch secures the foot of the wheelbarrow to the ramp. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first frame assembly includes a pair of clevis tabs at a top of a front side thereof and a pair of three-point hitch pins provided at a bottom of a pair of side supports of the first frame assembly, and wherein the method further comprises mounting the first frame assembly to a standard three-point tractor mounting location of a tractor. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the first frame assembly includes a pair of clevis tabs at a top of a front side thereof and a pair of three-point hitch pins provided at a bottom of a pair of side supports of the first frame assembly, and wherein the method further comprises attaching an adapter between the first frame assembly and a standard hitch receiver of the transportation vehicle, wherein the first frame assembly further includes adapter mounting holes for connecting a bottom support of the adapter to a bottom support of the first frame assembly to the adapter and wherein the adapter includes a vertical support extending from the bottom support of the adapter and that includes a hole extending laterally through the vertical support for accepting a clevis pin inserted through the pair of clevis tabs of the first frame assembly. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the dumping further comprises activating an electric motor, and wherein the second rotating the crank arm is performed with a drive mechanism coupled to the electric motor and further coupled to the first frame assembly and the crank arm. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising mounting the crank arm to the first frame assembly with a crank shaft operated by the electric motor, wherein the second rotating is performed by rotating the crank shaft by activating the electric motor. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the ramp has a flared end that widens the ramp at a back end thereof to facilitate loading of the wheelbarrow onto the ramp, and wherein the rolling the wheelbarrow onto the ramp is performed by guiding the wheel of the wheelbarrow into the flared end of the ramp.