I can only imagine it was his saftey-mindedness that prompted him to put the second 4X4 under the truck, I'm sure one would have done the trick fine.
The forklift thing doesn't look too crazy. I'm sure the forklift is carrying most of the weight. The scissor has slots for loading it on and off a flatbed trailer. The only scary thing is that you don't know where the tipping point is as the center of gravity gets higher.
