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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT 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 26, 1998 appearing on page 30 of AMERCO's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended March 31, 1998. We also consent to the application of such report
to the Financial Statement Schedules for the three years ended March 31, 1998
listed under Item 14(a) of AMERCO's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 1998 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.
 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
March 4, 1999
Phoenix, Arizona