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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2




                                                                 October 9, 2001






JLG Industries, Inc.
1 JLG Drive
McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania  17233

Gentlemen:

We refer to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 covering 300,000 shares of
the capital stock, par value $.20, of JLG Industries, Inc., which Registration
Statement is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
October 11, 2001. We have acted as counsel for JLG Industries, Inc., in
connection with the JLG Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings Plan (the
"Plan") pursuant to which those 300,000 shares are to be offered and are
familiar with the corporate proceedings relating thereto. We have examined such
documents and considered such matters of law as we have deemed necessary in
giving this opinion.

In our opinion, the 300,000 shares of capital stock to be offered pursuant to
the Plan have been duly and validly authorized and, upon issuance and payment
therefor in accordance with the Plan, will be legally issued and fully paid and
nonassessable.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement.

                                                   Very truly yours,



                                                   COVINGTON & BURLING