EXHIBIT 23.1
                                                                      (Form S-8)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 25, 2002 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders,
which is incorporated by reference in The Manitowoc Company, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001. We also consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated January 25, 2002 related to the
financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 13, 2002