Exhibit 23.1



               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors



   We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
   (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1990 Incentive Stock Plan, as amended, of
   Oshkosh Trust Corporation of our reports dated November 14, 1994, with
   respect to the consolidated financial statements of Oshkosh Truck
   Corporation incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for
   the year ended September 30, 1994, and the related financial statement
   schedules included therein filed with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission.



                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
   September 13, 1995