Exhibit 23(a)     
                    
                 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS     
   
  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this amendment to registration statement of our report dated
January 21, 1999 included in Case Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998 and to all references to our firm included in this amendment
to registration statement.     
                                             
                                          Arthur Andersen LLP     
   
Milwaukee, Wisconsin     
   
March 26, 1999