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                                  EXHIBIT 24



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY



The undersigned directors of Twin Disc, Incorporated hereby severally
constitute Michael E. Batten and James O. Parrish , and each of them singly,
true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them, singly,
to sign for us and in our names as directors the Form 10-K Annual Report for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and generally do all such things in our names
and behalf as directors to enable Twin Disc, Incorporated to comply with the
provisions  of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and all requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our
signatures so they may be signed by our attorneys, or either of them, as set
forth below.



 /s/ JOHN A. MELLOWES                     )
John A. Mellowes, Director                )
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 /s/ PAUL J. POWER                        )
Paul J. Powers, Director                  )
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 /s/ DAVID B. RAYBURN                     )
David B. Rayburn, Director                )
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                                          )             July 27, 2001
 /s/ DAVID L. SWIFT                       )
David L. Swift, Director                  )
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 /s/ GEORGE E. WARDEBERG                  )
George E. Wardeberg, Director             )
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 /s/ DAVID R. ZIMMER                      )
David R. Zimmer, Director                 )