Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Auditors We consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 3, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of The Timken Company included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1999, in the following Registration Statements and in the related Prospectuses: Registration Filing Number Description of Registration Statement Date 2-97340 1985 Incentive Plan of The Timken Company - November 19, 1990 Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 333-02553 The Timken Company Long-Term Incentive April 16, 1996 Plan - Form S-8 333-17503 The Timken Company Dividend Reinvestment December 9, 1996 Plan - Form S-3 333-41155 OH&R Investment Plan - Form S-8 November 26, 1997 333-43847 The Timken Company International Stock January 7, 1998 Ownership Plan - Form S-8 333-45753 Rail Bearing Service Employee Savings February 6, 1998 Plan - Form S-8 333-45891 $300,000,000 Medium-Term Notes, Series April 23, 1998 A - Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3 333-62481 The Company Savings Plan for the Employees August 28, 1998 of Timken France - Form S-8 333-66911 Voluntary Investment Program for Hourly November 6, 1998 Employees of Latrobe Steel Company - Form S-8 333-66921 The Hourly Pension Investment Plan - Form S-8 November 6, 1998 333-66905 Voluntary Investment Pension Plan for Hourly November 6, 1998 Employees of The Timken Company - Form S-8 333-66907 The MPB Employees' Savings Plan - Form S-8 November 6, 1998 333-69129 The Timken Company - Latrobe Steel Company December 17,1998 Savings and Investment Pension Plan - Form S-8 ERNST & YOUNG LLP Canton, Ohio March 28, 2000