Have any of you guys had a problem getting the hubs off an 04? (the 04's are a 34mm nut btw)

I had my brakes off, axle nut off, and a 2-ton gear puller on the hub (wrapped around the back of the hub with the "bolt" of the puller pushing on the axle) and I stripped out the puller before the hub let loose.
I've done hubs on my K1500 chevy before and all I ever needed to get the axle shaft out of the hubs was a quick smack with a hammer. I thought this would be easy but so far I've wasted an entire afternoon and a $50 puller on the project.

Also, hubs were roughly $130 from 0'reileys for the better ones with a 1 year warranty.

To make it even more complicated I need to leave for a trip by sunday at the latest.