EXHIBIT 23(a)

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Lindsay Manufacturing Co. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-00769) of our
report dated September 28, 2000 on our audit of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Lindsay Manufacturing Co., as of
August 31, 2000 and for the year ended August 31, 2000, which report is in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2002.

                                         /s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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                                         PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Omaha, Nebraska
November 25, 2002



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