You can do some of that work if you have heavy duty pallet forks. I put the two forks close together and pry under the ground to loosen up the ground or the roots. Also to use a lifting strap. Never tried the backhoe attachment. There are a lot of them always for sale. Not sure if that's because people get them for projects and then sell them off, or they just don't like them. I agree that hauling around my bigger excavators is a pain. That's why I have a little TB106. The Bradco is the real deal. Stay away from that little front hoe thing.