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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated June 25, 1996 relating
to the Financial Statements of AMERCO, which appears in such Prospectus. We
also consent to the application of such report to the Financial Statement
Schedules for the three years ended March 31, 1996 listed under Item 14(a) of
AMERCO's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1996 when such
schedules are read in conjunction with the financial statements referred to in
our report. The audits referred to in such report also included these Financial
Statement Schedules. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.


PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

November 1, 1996
Phoenix, Arizona