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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


        As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of our report dated
April 18, 1996 on the consolidated financial statements for Tubular Corporation
of America and subsidiary included in EVI, Inc.'s Form 8-K dated June 24, 1996
and Form 8-K dated August 5, 1996 and to all references to our Firm included in
this Registration Statement.


/s/  ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Arthur Andersen LLP


Tulsa, Oklahoma
January 29, 1998