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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion in this
Current Report on Form 8-K of EVI Weatherford, Inc. (formerly EVI, Inc.) of our
report dated June 15, 1998 on the supplemental consolidated financial statements
of EVI Weatherford, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, and to the incorporation by
reference of such report into EVI Weatherford, Inc.'s previously filed
Registration Statement File Nos. 33-31662, 33-56384, 33-56386, 33-65790,
33-64349, 333-13531, 333-24133, 333-39587, 333-44345, 333-45207, 333-49527 and
333-53633.















ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Houston, Texas
June 15, 1998