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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                           [COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.]
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
     We consent to the inclusion and incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 23, 1998, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Gradall Industries, Inc. and
Subsidiaries. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement of our report dated February 23, 1998, on our audits of
the financial statement schedule of Gradall Industries Inc. for the years ended
December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, which report is incorporated by reference in
the Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the captions "Experts" and "Selected Consolidated Financial Data."
    
 
   
                                          /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
    
 
Cleveland, Ohio
   
June 2, 1998