EXHIBIT 99.2
 
                         COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION
 
                                EXCHANGE OFFER
                               TO HOLDERS OF ITS
                   8 1/2% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2008
 
                         NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
 
  This form or one substantially equivalent hereto must be used to accept the
Exchange Offer of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Company") made pursuant
to the Prospectus dated      , 1998 (the "Prospectus") and the accompanying
Letter of Transmittal, if certificates for the above-referenced Senior
Subordinated Notes (the "Private Notes") are not immediately available or time
will not permit all required documents to reach the Exchange Agent (as defined
below) prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus) of the
Exchange Offer (as defined below) or if the procedures for book-entry transfer
cannot be completed on a timely basis. Such form may be delivered by hand or
transmitted by telegram, facsimile transmission or mail to the Exchange Agent.
 
        To: STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY (THE "EXCHANGE AGENT")
 
  By Registered or Certified Mail:           By Hand or Overnight Delivery:
 
 
 State Street Bank and Trust Company       State Street Bank and Trust Company
       Two International Place                   Two International Place
  Corporate Trust Window, 4th Floor         Corporate Trust Window, 4th Floor
     Boston, Massachusetts 02110               Boston, Massachusetts 02110
         Attn: Kellie Mullen                       Attn: Kellie Mullen
 
                                 By Facsimile:
 
                       (For Eligible Institutions Only)
                      State Street Bank and Trust Company
 
                                Confirm by fax:
 
                       Attn: Corporate Trust Operations
                                (617) 664-5290
 
                             Confirm by telephone:
 
                                (617) 664-5587
 
  DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS
    SET  FORTH  ABOVE OR  TRANSMISSION  OF  INSTRUCTIONS VIA  A  FACSIMILE
      TRANSMISSION TO  A NUMBER OTHER THAN  AS SET FORTH ABOVE  WILL NOT
        CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
  The undersigned hereby tenders to the Company upon the terms and conditions
set forth in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal (which together
constitute the "Exchange Offer"), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
principal amount of Private Notes set forth below, pursuant to the guaranteed
delivery procedure described in the Prospectus and the Letter of Transmittal.
Signature(s) ________________________     Address _____________________________
_____________________________________     _____________________________________
Name(s) _____________________________     Area Code and Tel. No.(s) ___________
_____________________________________     If Private Notes will be delivered
Please Type or Print                      by book-entry
                                          transfer, check box and provide
                                          account number.
 
Certificate Nos. (if available) _____     [_] The Depository Trust Company
                                          Account Number: _____________________
Principal Amount of Private Notes
Represented by Certificate(s) _______
 
                                   GUARANTEE
 
  The undersigned, member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion
program within the meaning of Rule 17A(d)-15 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), hereby guarantees (a) that the
above-named person(s) own(s) the above-described securities tendered hereby
within the meaning of Rule 10b-4 under the Exchange Act, (b) that such tender
of the above-described securities complies with Rule 10b-4 and (c) that
delivery to the Exchange Agent of certificates representing the principal
amount of Private Notes tendered hereby, in proper form for transfer, or
timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Private Notes into the
Exchange Agent's account at The Depository Trust Company, in either case with
a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile
thereof or Agent Message in lieu thereof) with any required signature
guarantees and any other required documents, will be received by the Exchange
Agent at one of its addresses set forth above, no later than three New York
Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of this Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery.
_____________________________________     _____________________________________
            Name of Firm                          Authorized Signature
_____________________________________     _____________________________________
               Address                                    Title
_____________________________________
              Zip Code                    Please Type or Print
Area Code and Tel. No. ______________     Dated _______________________________
 
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