Think about this: they're called widowmakers for a reason... and it wasn't amatures that named them widow makers either. Many a pro was killed by them.
My first choice would be leaving them alone. If they're out in the woods somewhere they're not likely to hurt anyone or anything else. On the other hand, if these are in around your yard or land where people are around and they NEED to be taken down, there are a couple options. One is a porter. What our professional choppers used to do was have the porter grab the trunk of the tree with the grapple and lift while he finished cutting it off the stump, then the porter could swing the tree down safely. I've observed that by a guy who cut wood for nearly every day of his life for 50 years. As the old newf would say, 'tere t'aint no damn tre werth dyin fer!'. The other option is a decent sized (ie. 160 or 200 class) excavator with a thumb. Grab the tree and haul it out, root bulb and all, then cut the stump off. You're looking at dollars to do this safely. Anything else is a big risk that you might get away with... or might not.
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