I"ve used most of them. Is this the auger with engine on top and 4 handles for 2 "men" to hold? Some of it depends on how big the engine and how heavy it is. The little chainsaw engines are easier and lighter to handle but don"t drill well in hard soils.
The emphasis above is on "men". Make that big strong men. It is not a matter of holding on while it does all the work. Depends a lot on the soil type and condition. In the clay and some loose stuff they have a tendency to screw themselves in the ground. Since you probably have no reverse, a real pain to unscrew. This results in you having to hold it up all the time so it digs and cleans the hole instead of drilling itself in. Sometimes you let it dig a few inches and pick up a little and sometimes you have to pick it up a ways to clean the hole. A 12" auger full of dirt gets very heavy. Sometimes you have to stop and scrape dirt away from the hole to keep it from falling back in (don"t do it with the auger moving and a 3d person helps for this). It"s not so bad when the auger is all the way down and you can use your legs to help lift, it"s when the auger is up about waist high and above when you are solely using arm strength is what wears on you.
All in all it makes for a lot of work and a long day on muscles you haven"t used in a while. After a few holes, it might be all you can do to move it to the next hole. Add that to the fact that you are trying to do this in a 2 hour or 4 hour rental time frame.
Now is a good time of year for digging in soil before it really dries up this summer and gets hard. But if it is too muddy, it will work you to death having to pick up all the time and clean mud from your auger with a shovel. Mud is a lot heavier. Your rental guy, if honest, should know the area and have enough feedback from others to let you know if conditions are allright for rental. You might want to consider paying extra for a bobcat rental with auger.
I have a general 330 with 5 hp engine and gear box underneath. I can barely move it around and their is no way my wife could hold one end of it. I"m figuring on hanging it from a loader to avoid the heavy lifting. Good luck.
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