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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(A)
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDANT ACCOUNTANTS
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
June 24, 1994, except as to Notes 14 and 21, which are as of August 15, 1994 and
October 13, 1994, respectively, appearing on page F-2 of AMERCO's Registration
Statement No. 33-54289, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for
the year ended March 31, 1994. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
 
Price Waterhouse LLP
 
November 22, 1994
Phoenix, Arizona