EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
(Form S-8 Nos. 333-81681, 33-38822 and 33-62687) pertaining to the Oshkosh Truck
Corporation 1990 Incentive Stock Plan of our report dated October 23, 1999, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Oshkosh Truck
Corporation for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 1999
included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2000.
/S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
December 8, 2000
