Jefe, I also tried one of the Harbor Fright compressors, and it burned out the second time I used it -- thank goodness I had a high capacity manual bike pump! No kidding -- it really worked, albeit very slowly. And we are planning to test out our new winch setup this afternoon.
Having said all of that, there is no way I am going out to the far places you TC folks go. Even if I do not get stuck, it takes me much longer -- you bounce along at 30 or 40, and we crawl at 10 or 15 mph. The suspension on the trailer is just not designed for rock hopping or washboard surfing -- the impact on the components is magnified at higher speeds.
Without being too precise, roughly where in Western Nevada are you going? We are looking for fallback options in case the Eastern Sierra is cloudy. I thought about the Toquima area, north of Tonopah -- a long drive, but very dark skies.
