Appreciate the suggestions. I thought I would provide an update. Current score: Tiller 23 Ed 3. All I have at the house is a Mapp gas torch. I tried that a few times with a large puller tightening with an impact wrench. Wouldn't budge. I looked into renting an Oxy Acetylene torch setup but they run about $100/day for the few places that do rent them. That didn't seem cost effective. A friend at work recommended a local shop. I took it there and one of their techs likes working on projects like this so I told him what I done so far and he agreed to take a look at it. They said check back in about two weeks, so we shall see. Thanks again and I'll update with the results.
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