The physical size and weight of the tractor and 3 point hitch geometry of most sub compact tractors make a 3 point hitch PHD challenging or impossible to use. Power isn稚 the limiting factor.
And those are exactly the same problems I had using a 3pt post hole digger with a compact size tractor as well. All of the things that one likes about a 35 hp compact tractor that make it stable and convenient make it not work well for a 3pt PHD. For a post hole digger you want an engine with a lot of flywheel effect so that you can run the PTO at very low speed without stalling the engine. Safer, too. And at low speed you get stuck less. Sticking the auger with a 3pt PHD is a real problem. One way you get out of that problem is to have a heavy tractor with some serious 3pt hitch lifting power.
When I put the 3pt post hold digger on my old John Deere B with a category II 3pt hitch everything worked together wonderfully. That tall heavy ag-type tractor - putting out maybe 20 honest hp at an idle - would work the post hold digger just fine. It has a powerful 3pt hitch with a lot of lift height. You need a lot of lift height.
Utility tractors are built to be low to the ground and because of that they won't have a 3pt that will lift the post hold digger high enough. A taller heavier tractor Ag type tractor with a category II 3pt hitch is perfect.
The good news is that older tall heavy 2wd medium size ag tractors with category II 3pts are probably the best deal on the tractor market today. A thousand $$ or maybe two will buy you a whole lot of that type tractor. You can afford to have a nice dedicated post hole drilling tractor for way less than the price of a hydraulic auger for the SS. That leaves you enough money to buy a decent auger bit for the 3pt PHD. Good bits cost more than the rest of the PHD.
I know you can because I did it that way. And I ended up buying 3 auger bits for it , too... for different diameter holes & because of rocks.
I also found out that in larger sizes, it's worthwhile to get a more expensive auger bit with replaceable hard teeth.
But having done all this, I'd also say that if you need to do many holes, and can possibly scrape up the money.....then you would be better off to get a hydraulic PHD for the SS. Being able to reverse the auger is a huge advantage.
rScotty