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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/A 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
July 20, 1998