EXHIBIT 32.1

                                  CERTIFICATION


         Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that
the Quarterly  Report of Columbus  McKinnon  Corporation (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ending July 4, 2004, fully complies with the requirements of
Section  13(a)  or  15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934  and  that
information contained in the such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly presents,
in all material  respects,  the financial  condition and result of operations of
the Company.

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Dated:  August 4, 2004



                                               /S/ TIMOTHY T. TEVENS
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                                                   Timothy T. Tevens
                                                   Chief Executive Officer



                                               /S/ ROBERT R. FRIEDL
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                                                   Robert R. Friedl
                                                   Chief Financial Officer