EXHIBIT 23.3



             CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
Columbus  McKinnon  Corporation on Form S-3, of our report dated August 24, 1998
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of GL International,  Inc.
and subsidiaries appearing in the Annual Report of Columbus McKinnon Corporation
on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 1999 and to the  reference to us under
the heading  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus,  which is part of this  Registration
Statement.



/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 22, 1999