We had some bushes around my house that we needed to get rid of. The roots were getting a bit close to the foundation. We trimmed them down to almost a stump and dug around as best we could. We tied a tow strap (the firehose type kind) around the base of the bush and the other end around my tow hitch(with the pin). We placed wet towels on the rope in case it broke and pulled away. The bush came free pretty easily. I wouldnt recommend it for really big stuff but the x pulled it out just fine with no damage to the truck or too the yard. Hope this helps.