On Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:48:00 +0100, Martin wrote:

On Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:40:12 +0100, "Tough Guy no. 1265" wrote:

On Tue, 01 Sep 2015 16:38:18 +0100, Martin Brown wrote:

On 01/09/2015 15:53, Tough Guy no. 1265 wrote:
I have a large area of bushes, which I've chopped down with a brush
cutter. I'm now left with the roots and stubble. The trunks of the
bushes were up to an inch thick, and there are lots clumped together in
places. What's the easiest way to get rid of it all so I can plant a
lawn?

Time and/or a large amount of effort with a scaffold pole and fulcrum.
It would have been a lot easier if you had left a 3-4' thick stem on
each bush to use as a lever after digging down with spade and fork.

I'm looking for a mechanised easy way, there are perhaps 50 bushes.

Rent a mechanical excavator.

What, like a JCB? That seems a bit over the top. Would a stump grinder accept bush roots or does it only like big solid stumps?