Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of NMHG Holding Co., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Charles A. Bittenbender, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's debt securities, with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 13th day of March 2002. /s/ Reginald R. Eklund /s/ David H. Hoag - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Reginald R. Eklund David H. Hoag President and Chief Executive Officer Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern /s/ Dennis W. LaBarre - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Dennis W. LaBarre Treasurer Director (Principal Financial Officer ) /s/ Raymond C. Ulmer /s/ Richard de J. Osborne - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Raymond C. Ulmer Richard de J. Osborne Controller Director (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. /s/ Claiborne R. Rankin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Claiborne R. Rankin Director Director /s/ Owsley Brown II /s/ Ian M. Ross - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Owsley Brown II Ian M. Ross Director Director /s/ Eiichi Fujita /s/ Britton T. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Eiichi Fujita Britton T. Taplin Director Director /s/ Robert M. Gates /s/ David F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Robert M. Gates David F. Taplin Director Director /s/ Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. /s/ Frank F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. Frank F. Taplin Director Director /s/ John F. Turbin ------------------------------------- John F. Turbin Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of NMHG DISTRIBUTION CO., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Raymond C. Ulmer, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's guarantee of the debt securities of NMHG Holding Co., with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 8th day of May 2002. /s/ Edward W. Ryan /s/ Reginald R. Eklund - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Edward W. Ryan Reginald R. Eklund President and Director Chairman and Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern /s/ Geoffrey D. Lewis - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Geoffrey D. Lewis Treasurer Director (Principal Financial Officer) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of NMHG OREGON, INC., an Oregon corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Raymond C. Ulmer, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's guarantee of the debt securities of NMHG Holding Co., with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 8th day of May 2002. /s/ Reginald R. Eklund /s/ Geoffrey D. Lewis - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Reginald R. Eklund Geoffrey D. Lewis President and Director Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern /s/ Raymond C. Ulmer - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Raymond C. Ulmer Treasurer Controller (Principal Financial Officer) (Principal Accounting Officer) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned managers and officers of HYSTER OVERSEAS CAPITAL CORPORATION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's guarantee of the debt securities of NMHG Holding Co., with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 8th day of May 2002. /s/ Reginald R. Eklund /s/ Geoffrey D. Lewis - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Reginald R. Eklund Geoffrey D. Lewis President and Manager Manager (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern - -------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Treasurer and Manager (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of HYSTER-YALE MATERIALS HANDLING, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Raymond C. Ulmer, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's guarantee of the debt securities of NMHG Holding Co., with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 8th day of May 2002. /s/ Reginald R. Eklund /s/ David H. Hoag - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Reginald R. Eklund David H. Hoag President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern /s/ Dennis W. LaBarre - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Dennis W. LaBarre Treasurer Director (Principal Financial Officer ) /s/ Raymond C. Ulmer /s/ Richard de J. Osborne - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Raymond C. Ulmer Richard de J. Osborne Controller Director (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. /s/ Claiborne R. Rankin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Claiborne R. Rankin Director Director /s/ Owsley Brown II /s/ Ian M. Ross - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Owsley Brown II Ian M. Ross Director Director /s/ Eiichi Fujita /s/ Britton T. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Eiichi Fujita Britton T. Taplin Director Director /s/ Robert M. Gates /s/ David F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Robert M. Gates David F. Taplin Director Director /s/ Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. /s/ Frank F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. Frank F. Taplin Director Director /s/ John F. Turben ------------------------------------- John F. Turben Director POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and officers of NACCO MATERIALS HANDLING GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Reginald R. Eklund, Geoffrey D. Lewis, Jeffrey C. Mattern, Raymond C. Ulmer, Dennis W. LaBarre and Thomas C. Daniels, and each of them, as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact or attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of each of the undersigned, to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 one or more registration statement(s) on Form S-4 relating to the registration of the Company's guarantee of the debt securities of NMHG Holding Co., with any and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, including pre-effective and post-effective amendments or supplements or any additional registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 promulgated under the Securities Act, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things whatsoever required, necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, hereby ratifying and approving the act of said attorneys and any of them and any such substitute. This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original with respect to the person executing it. Executed as of this 8th day of May 2002. /s/ Reginald R. Eklund /s/ David H. Hoag - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Reginald R. Eklund David H. Hoag President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Jeffrey C. Mattern /s/ Dennis W. LaBarre - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Jeffrey C. Mattern Dennis W. LaBarre Treasurer Director (Principal Financial Officer ) /s/ Raymond C. Ulmer /s/ Richard de J. Osborne - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Raymond C. Ulmer Richard de J. Osborne Controller Director (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. /s/ Claiborne R. Rankin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Alfred M. Rankin, Jr. Claiborne R. Rankin Director Director /s/ Owsley Brown II /s/ Ian M. Ross - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Owsley Brown II Ian M. Ross Director Director /s/ Eiichi Fujita /s/ Britton T. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Eiichi Fujita Britton T. Taplin Director Director /s/ Robert M. Gates /s/ David F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Robert M. Gates David F. Taplin Director Director /s/ Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. /s/ Frank F. Taplin - -------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Leon J. Hendrix, Jr. Frank F. Taplin Director Director /s/ John F. Turben ------------------------------------- John F. Turben Director