I was standing next to a logger today discussing the project. His operator was taking down trees.
I looked up and realized his excavator was pulling down a massive 42” Pine tree in our direction. I looked at the logger and said (as calmly as I could), “Is he pulling that toward us?”
The logger responded, “Don’t worry. That won’t reach us”.
I gritted my teeth, clenched my toes, and puckered my lower extremities, but stood still.
Tree fell 15’ short of us.
I trust these guys, but personally prefer a wider margin of error.