EXHIBIT 23 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectuses constituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 listed below of Gehl Company of our report on the consolidated financial statements of Brunel America, Inc. dated November 7, 1997 which appears in this Current Report on Form 8-K. 1. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-38392) 2. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-39150) 3. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-02195) 4. Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-04017) 5. Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-9173) PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Minneapolis, MN December 15, 1997