Was a little skeptical, but it the farmers jack worked like a charm to pull out some cedar tree stumps. I first went around the tree with a long blade on a. Reciprocating saw, hooked up the chain and started to crank. Came out with minimal effort. My only negative comment is base (part that touches ground is too small) I fixed that with a paver block. The other comment is I bought a. 4 ft chain, a 6 or 8 would have made things easier.