EXHIBIT 23.3
                                                                      (Form S-8)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS CONSENT



We consent to the incorporation by reference in The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated December 12, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated balance sheet of Grove Investors, Inc. and
subsidiaries as of September 29, 2001 and the consolidated balance sheet of
SGPA, Inc. (formerly Grove Investors LLC) and subsidiaries as of September 30,
2000, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive
income (loss), predecessor equity (deficit) and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended September 29, 2001, which report can be found in
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 8, 2002.

As stated in the report of KPMG LLP, effective September 29, 2001, Grove
Investors, Inc. accounted for a change in ownership through "fresh-start"
reporting. As a result, the consolidated information prior to September 29, 2001
is presented on a different cost basis than that as of September 29, 2001 and,
therefore, is not comparable.

/s/ KPMG LLP


Baltimore, Maryland
September 13, 2002