Same deal with most earthworks.
When you see the roadbuilding crew standing around leaning on their shovels? They’re waiting for the asphalt truck to come back with another load. In the mines, a millisecond explosion is followed by hours of spoil removal.
In my job, we’re often working in a crew that consists of one guy with a chainsaw plus half a dozen working with their hands. Chainsaw guy crawls in and hacks at the bases of lantana etc, then the rest of us spend five minutes hauling away and smashing up the corpse.
Nobody minds chainsaw dude resting while we haul, because chainsaws are heavy and the protective gear (helmet, earmuffs, facemask, chaps, etc) is fucking hot and uncomfortable. And nobody wants to work near an overly-tired chainsaw dude.
