Thank you! I struggled to get this stub axle out as my slide hammer crowfoot would not fit behind it as i have used on autos.
I tried a vise grip on the slide hammer, but it would pull off in 2 strokes. I thought about welding a bead for tyhe vise grip to catch on but wanted to salvage the axle if possible.
I ended up using an 1/8 steel cable and made 2-3 wraps around the back and used a cable clamp to keep it there as I saw some one doing on a car video, then added a second cable clamp on my slide and it cam out with a few pulls.
Now that the entire axle is pulled, I am going to try to salvage the axle as the only thing wrong is a torn ouuter boot.
I cleaned the joint and see no wearing or scaring and feels smooth, so i ordered a "universal" boot because Kubota does not offer an outter boot, but would be more than happy to sell you a new axle for almost $600 if you do all the work...
Thank you to everyone for this great info. The WSM service book is lacking....