SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HOWARD KAREN L (Last) (First) (Middle) 140 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON PARKWAY (Street) AMHERST NY 14228-1197 (City) (State) (Zip)	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) VP-Finance & CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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								42,325	D
Common Stock	10/29/2008		P		500	A	$12.73	42,825	D
Common Stock								2,371(1)	D
Common Stock								841,464	I	Additional shares held by ESOP; reporting person is 1 of 3 trustees; DISCLAIMS beneficial ownership.

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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)	$20.6							04/01/2003	03/31/2009	Common Stock	22,345		22,345(2)	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$20.6							04/01/2003	03/31/2009	Common Stock	13,655		13,655(2)	D
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$10							08/20/2005	08/19/2011	Common Stock	40,500		40,500(2)	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$10							08/20/2005	08/19/2011	Common Stock	4,500		4,500(2)	D
Incentive Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$5.46							05/17/2005	05/16/2014	Common Stock	20,000		20,000(2)	D
Non-Qualified Stock Options (Right to Buy)	$28.45							(3)	05/18/2018	Common Stock	3,380		3,380(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reports shares allocated to account of reporting person under the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended (the "ESOP").

2. All exercisable, subject to IRS limitations.

3. Represents non-qualified stock options (originally reported as 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.

Remarks:

	Karen L. Howard	11/03/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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