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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Lindsay Manufacturing Co. on Form S-8 (File No. 333-00769) of our
report dated September 28, 2000 on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedule of Lindsay Manufacturing Co., as of
August 31, 2000 and 1999 and for each of the three years in the period ended
August 31, 2000, which report is in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended August 31, 2000.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
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PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
Omaha, Nebraska
November 28, 2000
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