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,
as  amended,  for the  year  ended  March  31,  2006,  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,  as
amended,  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, 2006


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



                                                /S/ KAREN L. HOWARD
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                                                Karen L. Howard
                                                Chief Financial Officer





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