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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HOWARD KAREN L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP [CMCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP-Finance & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/19/2008 (Street) AMHERST, NY 14228-1197 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/19/2008   A   1,784 (1) A $ 0 39,952 (2) D   Common Stock 05/19/2008   A   2,373 (3) A $ 0 42,325 D   Common Stock               2,371 (4) D   Common Stock               841,464 I Additional shares held by ESOP; reporting person is 1 of 3 trustees; DISCLAIMS beneficial ownership.

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.6

04/01/2003

03/31/2009

Common Stock

22,345

22,345 (5)

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.6

04/01/2003

03/31/2009

Common Stock

13,655

13,655 (5)

D

Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 10

08/20/2005

08/19/2011

Common Stock

40,500

40,500 (5)

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 10

08/20/2005

08/19/2011

Common Stock

4,500

4,500 (5)

D

Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 5.46

05/17/2005

05/16/2014

Common Stock

20,000

20,000 (5)

D

Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 28.45

05/19/2008

A

3,380

(6)

05/18/2018

Common Stock

3,380

(6)

3,380 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HOWARD KAREN L 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST, NY 14228-1197			VP-Finance & CFO

Signatures

Karen L. Howard		05/28/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents restricted stock issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006, subject to forfeiture; shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% on May 19, 2011, 33.33% on May 19, 2012 and 33.33% on May 19, 2013, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(2)	Includes 1,031 shares of formerly restricted common stock which became fully vested and non-forfeitable on 6/10/04.
(3)	Represents restricted stock issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006, subject to forfeiture in whole or part; shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% on May 19, 2012, 33.33% on May 19, 2013 and 33.33% on May 19, 2014, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer and achieves performance targets.
(4)	Reports shares allocated to account of reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended (the "ESOP").
(5)	All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations.
(6)	Represents incentive stock options issued to reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan dated as of May 4, 2006; options become exercisable 25% per year, beginning 5/19/09 for the next 4 years.

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