Exhibit 23


            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements:

     (a)  Registration  Statement  (Form  S-8 No.  333-3212)  pertaining  to the
          Columbus  McKinnon  Corporation  1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the
          Columbus  McKinnon  Corporation  Non Qualified  Stock Option Plan, the
          Columbus McKinnon  Corporation  Restricted Stock Plan and the Columbus
          McKinnon   Corporation   Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan  Restatement
          Effective April 1, 1989 of Columbus McKinnon Corporation,

     (b)  Registration  Statement  (Form S-8 No.  333-81719)  pertaining  to the
          Options assumed by Columbus McKinnon  Corporation  originally  granted
          under the GL International,  Inc. 1997 Stock Option Plan and the Larco
          Industrial Services Ltd. 1997 Stock Option Plan, and

     (c)  Registration  Statement  (Form S-8 No.  333-137212)  pertaining to the
          2006 Long Term Incentive Plan of Columbus McKinnon Corporation;

of our report dated September 19, 2006 with respect to the financial  statements
and schedule of the Columbus McKinnon  Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended March 31, 2006.

                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Buffalo, New York
September 26, 2006