EXHIBIT 32


    CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In  connection   with  the  Quarterly   Report  of  Columbus   McKinnon
Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 28, 2003
as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof (the
"Report"),  each of the undersigned  does hereby certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of
2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2) The  information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and result of  operations of the
Company.


Dated:  February 11, 2004
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                                                 /S/ TIMOTHY T. TEVENS
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                                                 Timothy T. Tevens,
                                                 Chief Executive Officer


                                                 /S/ ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY JR.
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                                                 Robert L.  Montgomery, Jr.
                                                 Chief Financial Officer