Exhibit 23(A)
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
Number 333-56027 on Form S-8 dated June 4, 1998, Registration Statement Number
33-27086 on Form S-8 dated February 17, 1989 and Registration Statement Number
2-90488 on Form S-8 dated May 2, 1984 as amended through Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 dated January 7, 1988, and Registration Statement Number
33-44624 dated December 20, 1991, of our report dated September 8, 1999, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and related financial statement
schedules of Donaldson Company, Inc. included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended July 31, 2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young
Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 26, 2000
