Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
05/19/2008
(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   754 (1) A $ 0 754 D  
Common Stock 05/19/2008   A   1,159 (2) A $ 0 1,913 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
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 29             06/01/2002 05/31/2008 Common Stock 1,000   1,000 (3) D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.6             04/01/2003 03/31/2009 Common Stock 18,000   18,000 (3) D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 10             08/20/2005 08/19/2011 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 (3) D  
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 5.46             05/17/2005 05/16/2014 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 (4) D  
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 20.86             10/17/2007 10/16/2016 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 (5) D  
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 28.45 05/19/2008   A   1,428     (6) 05/18/2018 Common Stock 1,428 (6) 1,428 (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   05/28/2008
**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) 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.
(3) All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations.
(4) 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.
(5) Exercisable 25% per year, beginning 10/17/2007 for the next 4 years.
(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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