Exhibit 5.1

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                                                           August 8, 2003


JLG Industries, Inc.
1 JLG Drive
McConnellsburg, PA 17233-9533


Ladies and Gentlemen:

        We are acting as counsel in connection with the registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), pursuant to the Registration
Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-107468, as amended to the date hereof (as so
amended, the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, of (a) $125,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8 1/4% Senior
Notes due 2008 (the "Exchange Notes") of JLG Industries, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation (the "Company"), and (b) Guarantees of the Exchange Notes (together
with the Exchange Notes, the "Securities") by Access Financial Solutions, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation, Fulton International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, JLG
Equipment Services, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, JLG Manufacturing, LLC, a
Pennsylvania limited liability company, Gradall Industries, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, The Gradall Company, an Ohio corporation, and JLG OmniQuip, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (collectively the "Note Guarantors"), in each case to be
issued pursuant to the Indenture dated as of May 5, 2003 (the "Indenture"),
among the Company, the Note Guarantors, and The Bank of New York, as trustee
(the "Trustee").

        We have reviewed such corporate records, certificates and other
documents, and such questions of law, as we have considered necessary or
appropriate for the purposes of this opinion. We have assumed that all
signatures are genuine, that all documents submitted to us as originals are
authentic, that all copies of documents submitted to us conform to the
originals, and that the Exchange Notes have been duly authenticated by the
Trustee for the Exchange Notes as provided in the Indenture for the Exchange
Notes. We have assumed that each of the Company and the Note Guarantors is duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, has the power, authority and legal right to
execute, deliver and perform, and has duly authorized, the Indenture and the
Securities, and has duly executed and delivered the Indenture.



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        We have relied as to certain matters on information obtained from public
officials, officers of the Company and the Note Guarantors, and other sources
believed by us to be responsible.

        Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications set forth
herein, we are of the opinion that when the Registration Statement has become
effective and the Exchange Notes have been duly executed and authenticated in
accordance with the Indenture and have been duly issued and delivered by the
Company in exchange for $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8 1/4% Senior
Notes due 2008 previously issued by the Company, all in accordance with the
exchange offer contemplated by the Registration Statement, and assuming
compliance with the Act, the Exchange Notes will constitute the valid and
binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantees will constitute the valid
and binding obligations of the Note Guarantors, in each case enforceable against
such party in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights and to general equity
principles.

        The foregoing opinion is subject to the qualifications that we express
no opinion as to (i) waivers of defenses or statutory or constitutional rights
or waivers of unmatured claims or rights, (ii) rights to indemnification,
contribution or exculpation to the extent that they purport to indemnify any
party against, or release or limit any party's liability for, its own breach or
failure to comply with statutory obligations, or to the extent such provisions
are contrary to public policy, or (iii) rights to collection or liquidated
damages or penalties on overdue or defaulted obligations.

        We are members of the bar of the State of New York. We do not purport to
be experts in, and do not express any opinion on, any laws other than the law of
the State of New York, the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Federal law
of the United States of America.

        We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal
Matters" in the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. In giving
such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

                                            Very truly yours,

                                            /s/ Covington & Burling

                                            Covington & Burling