Brad, the slide hammer works very well, you can attach a set of vice grips to the end, you want a heavy model not a light one. I refiled the teeth on my set of VG's to better grip the peg. My order to peg removal is, 1st-drive from the back if that doesn't take, drill a pilot hole and use a large shank screw, the small ones will snap, 4"-6" screws are a nice length. Timber lock screws can be found at Home Depot etc. for small quantities. The hose clamp helps also. With the bent down on the ground, it is difficult to drive from the back. If it's new construction and a peg has to be removed for some reason or another and the peg has not been cut off just clamp the VG"s to the peg and pull away. Some combination,there abouts usually works. My last resort is to bore the the peg. Tim