"This would not happen because the clutch
dis-engages the moment the gas throttle is released."
I still think you should pound a post in beside
it and secure it to the post (with something that
will slide down the post as the auger descends
into the ground). The machine's reaction time
is faster than a human's, and it has enough
torque to overpower most people's hands,
wrists, and arms if the bit gets stuck.
You could step up from perhaps a steel pole
for the first hole to a 4x4 post for the rest,
putting the post in the hole you just dug before
digging the next one.
(I still like the alfalfa method better for breaking
up compacted subsoil, but I grant that a power
tool can get that done sooner. Most of us
would probably be more enthusiastic about it
if you were using a backhoe or excavator
instead of a homemade power auger, though.)
Good luck anyway.
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