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There was a bolt and nut through that hole. It has been removed.

Can I go to autozone and rent one of those tools?

You probably can't rent one heavy enough for this type of app.

Just crack the yoke and replace it. Lacking any other method, cold chisel a
good, deep groove all the way down a weak side (like, at the peak of a
spline on the shaft), then crack it good and often along the groove.
Eventually, the yoke will either stretch or crack along the groove, and you
can pull it relatively easily.

LLoyd
(ps... BEFORE you use that mower, you better make sure you have an
over-torque clutch in the driveline, since you obviously don't have a shear
pin arrangement. If you hit something really nasty without the clutch or a
shear pin, you'll break somethin' inside the tractor, or the mower's
gearbox. The clutches are common items available from almost all tractor
supplies)