Abstract: A stake pulling apparatus which is characterized by an upright box-frame adapted to contain a quantity of hydraulic fluid, a bifurcated base plate attached to the bottom of the frame for supporting the frame, a hydraulic cylinder pivotally suspended from the frame over the slot provided in the base, a hydraulic pump provided in fluid communication with the box-frame hydraulic fluid reservoir, a gasoline engine for powering the apparatus and a hydraulic control system for controlling the introduction of hydraulic fluid into the hydraulic cylinder to remove a stake embedded in the ground and located in the slot beneath the hydraulic cylinder. In a preferred embodiment, a chain is wrapped around the stake and attached to the cylinder piston, in order to secure the piston to the stake and effect extraction of the stake from the ground.