EXHIBIT 23.1

                          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this 
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Grove Holdings LLC and Grove Holdings 
Capital, Inc. of our report dated December 15, 1997 relating to the financial 
statements of The Grove Companies which appear in such Prospectus. We also 
consent to the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected 
Financial Data" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected 
Financial Data."

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Florham Park, NJ
October 5, 1998