[RickM]

Here's what I want to accomplish: On a portion of my property I have a relatively wooded area with many small, yet fast growing, Sumac (read weed) trees. I'd like to get my truck back there and rip these puppies out of the ground by their roots. Is there a device that I can attach to the end of a chain and quickly place on the base of the small tree to pull out. I'm thinking it would have gripping claws (like pliers/vice grips???) that would clamp tighter as the pulling pressure increases. It would work similarly to ice tongs but with more gripping surface.

Does this exist or am I hallucinating?