This morning William and I returned the electric jackhammer to Crested Butte Rentals. They did not charge us for the rental, confirming that it was indeed a 'lemon'. They do offer skid steers for rental and currently have a few on site (if we decide to use them for anchor installation.) They are not open on the weekends.
https://www.crestedbutterentalcenter.com/construction-equipment-rentals/4455327
Upon arrival at the site, we assisted the rest of the crew with tower adjustments; tamping bases, permanent guy installation and hardware. All seemed well until an auger anchor cracked while attempting to attach a permanent guy to it. Work stopped. A discussion took place and the decision to remove current auger anchors from the field was made. Further discussion about future use of these anchors is necessary and is certainly an item for the SOS debrief.
William and I returned the Uhaul in Gunnison. The store owner had an outstanding unorganized collection of varieties including six boxes of pocket knives, full military outfits and fishing gear from the 80s. William bought a can opening nail clipper for $1. We then stopped at Tractor Supply (a roughly 30mile/40min drive). It was of acceptable size and is a potential backup hardware store.
With much anticipation, we await the arrival of the remaining items needed for Manta Anchor installation.