EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP We consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. of our report dated January 25, 2000, except for information in Note 11, for which the date is February 10, 2000 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of The Manitowoc Company, Inc., which is incorporated by reference in The Manitowoc Company, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year- ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated January 25, 2000 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 11, 2000