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 Annual Report of Columbus McKinnon  Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31,  2005,  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 Annual Report on Form 10-K 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:  June 8, 2005
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                                                      /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

























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