SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)*

Name of Issuer:  Baldor Electric Company

Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock

CUSIP Number:  057741-10-0


Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. 
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: 1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and 2) has
filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial owner-
ship of five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

















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CUSIP No.  057741-10-0

SCHEDULE 13G


1.   Name of Reporting Person:  George A. Schock
     S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person: ###-##-####


2.   Check the appropriate box if a member of a group*:  
     (a)   
     (b)   

3.   SEC Use Only:  


4.   Citizenship of Place of Organization:  U.S. Citizen

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH:

5.   Sole Voting Power:  None


6.   Shared Voting Power:  1,621,152


7.   Sole Dispositive Power:  None


8.   Shared Dispositive Power:  1,621,152


9.   Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person: 
     1,621,152


10.  Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain 
     shares*: ___     



11.  Percent of class represented by amount in row (9):  9.0%


12.  Type of reporting person*:  In



*  SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:  Baldor Electric Company


Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

          5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. Street, Fort Smith, AR 72902


Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:  George A Schock


Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, if none, Residence:

          10473 Bellafontaine, St. Louis, MO 63137


Item 2(c) Citizenship:  United States


Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock


Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:  057741-10-0


Item 3    If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 
          13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a)  ___  Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the 
               Act.

     (b)  ___  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

     (c)  ___  Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of 
               the Act.

     (d)  ___  Investment Company registered under section 8 of   
               the Investment Company Act.

     (e)  ___  Investment advisor registered under section 203 of 
               the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

     (f)  ___  Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is sub-  
               ject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement  
               Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; sec. 
               240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

     (g)  ___  Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d- 
               1 (b)(ii)(G)  (Note: See Item 7).

     (h)  ___  Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).


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Item 4    Ownership:

     If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the  
     year covered by the statement or as of the last day of any   
     month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds  
     five percent, provide the following information as of that   
     date and identify those shares which there is a right to     
     acquire.

     (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  1,621,152
     (b)  Percent of Class:  9.0%
     (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
        (i)  sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
       (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,621,152 
      (iii)  sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of: 0

Item 5    Ownership of five percent or less of a class:  Not      
          Applicable

Item 6    Ownership of more that five percent on behalf of another 
          person:  Not Applicable

Item 7    Identification and classification of the subsidiary which 
          acquired the security being reported on by the Parent   
          Holding Company:  Not Applicable

Item 8    Identification and classification of members of the     
          group:  Not Applicable


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Item 9    Notice of dissolution of group:  Not Applicable

Item 10   Certification:  Not Applicable


     Signature

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and 
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this          
statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 7, 1994


                                                 
Signature


George A. Schock, Director and Assistant Secretary
Name/Title


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