Abstract: A manual utility cart including a frame having spaced cargo retaining portions and a lower portion. An axle journaled in the lower portion of said frame journals a first set of wheels. A second set of wheels is journaled on an axle spaced from and supported by said first axle and is shiftable about the first axle between a retracted position and a frame supporting position to raise the first set of wheels from a surface. A cover overlies both sets of wheels to support a cargo within the frame.

Abstract: A cart including a detachable carrier for moving firewood from a stockpile to a fireplace within a living quarter. The cart includes large wheels for movement over rough terrain while the cart is loaded and a set of smaller wheels for movement of the cart within buildings. The cart also includes a stair climbing apparatus to enable pulling a loaded cart up a flight of stairs. In one embodiment the smaller wheels are shiftable between a raised and a lowered position for selected usage upon operation of a linkage. In a second embodiment the smaller wheels are journaled on the detachable carrier.