Yes, the control box is huge and dangerous. Many an experienced tech have lost their lives there. The box is designed to move the outer wheels at a faster rate than the inner ones as you suggested. As for slipping in the mud or flat tires that drag a tower down, then a safety switch that detects the tower is out of line will shut it down. The one I ran years ago for a neighbor would stop moving but the water would keep flowing. Had to babysit the thing constantly.
As for chainsawing aluminum, the ear muffs are a must. I grabbed those my wife uses with the lawnmower.
Valentine is 130 miles west of me. We're out in the boonies here.
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