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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 * Wegener Wolfgang   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) Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2010 (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               2,925 (1) D   Common Stock 05/17/2010   A   617 A $ 0 3,542 D

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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

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 10

08/20/2005

08/19/2011

Common Stock

15,000

15,000 (2)

D

Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 5.46

05/17/2005

05/16/2014

Common Stock

15,000

15,000 (3)

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 28.45

05/19/2009

05/18/2018

Common Stock

1,428

1,428 (4)

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 20.86

01/19/2010

10/17/2016

Common Stock

10,000

10,000 (5)

D

Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 13.27

05/18/2010

05/17/2019

Common Stock

4,067

4,067 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wegener Wolfgang 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY AMHERST, NY 14228-1197			Vice President

Signatures

Wolfgang Wegener		05/19/2010
**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)	Includes 2,382 shares of 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; 754 shares become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% for three years beginning 5/19/2011 and the remaining 1,628 become fully vested and non-forfeitable 33.33% for three years beginning 5/18/2011, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(2)	All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations.
(3)	Originally a 20,000 share stock option. Reporting person exercised 3,615 options on March 22, 2006, 1,200 options on March 23, 2006 and 185 options on March 24, 2006. The remaining 15,000 options are fully exercisable.
(4)	Exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/19/09, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(5)	Exercisable 75% on January 19, 2010 and 100% on October 17, 2010, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.
(6)	Exercisable 25% per year for four years beginning 5/18/2010, if reporting person remains an employee of issuer.

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