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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.3
                        (Form of Face of Senior Note)

                                JOY GLOBAL INC.

                         10.75% Senior Notes Due 2006

                                                           CUSIP No. 481165 AA 6

No. __________                                                         $________

          Joy Global Inc. (formerly known as Harnischfeger Industries, Inc.), a
Delaware corporation (herein called the "Corporation", which term includes any
successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value
received, hereby promises to pay to __________________, or registered assigns,
the principal sum of _____________________ Dollars on April 30, 2006, and to pay
interest thereon from the Effective Date or from the most recent Interest
Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually
on April 30th and October 31st in each year, commencing October 31, 2001, at the
rate of 10.75% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available
for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for,
on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the
Person in whose name this Senior Note (or one or more Predecessor Senior Notes)
is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such
interest, which shall be the April 15th or October 15th, as the case may be,
next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually
paid or duly provided for will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on
such Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this
Senior Note (or one or more Predecessor Senior Notes) is registered at the close
of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest
to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to Holder not less
than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or be paid at any time in any
other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities
exchange on which the Senior Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be
required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. Payment
of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Senior Note will be
made at the office or agency of the Corporation maintained for that purpose in
New York, New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as
at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts;
provided, however, that at the option of the Corporation payment of interest
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may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as
such address shall appear in the Senior Note Register. Interest shall be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

          Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Senior Note
set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes
have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

          Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Trustee referred to on the reverse hereof by manual signature, this Senior
Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this instrument to be
duly executed under its corporate seal.


                                         ___________________________________

                                         By_________________________________


Attest:

______________________________
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                       (Form of Reverse of Senior Note)

     This Senior Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Senior Notes of the
Corporation designated as its 10.75% Senior Notes Due 2006 (herein called the
"Senior Notes"), limited in aggregate principal amount to $167,000,000, issued
and to be issued under an Indenture, dated as of July 10, 2001 (herein called
the "Indenture"), between the Corporation, the Guarantors and BNY Midwest Trust
Company, as Trustee (herein called the "Trustee", which term includes any
successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures
supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective
rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the
Corporation, the Trustee and the Holders of the Senior Notes and of the terms
upon which the Senior Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

     The Senior Notes are subject to redemption upon not less than 30 days nor
more than 60 days' notice by mail, at any time, as a whole or in part, at the
election of the Corporation, at the Redemption Price equal to the percentage of
the principal amount set forth in the Indenture, together in the case of any
such redemption with accrued interest and premium, if any, to the Redemption
Date, but interest installments whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to such
Redemption Date will be payable to the Holders of such Senior Notes, or one or
more predecessor Senior Notes, of record at the close of business on the
relevant record dates referred to on the face hereof, all as provided in the
Indenture.

     In the event of redemption of this Senior Note in part only, a new Senior
Note or Senior Notes for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the
name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof.

     If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the principal of all
the Senior Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the
effect provided in the Indenture.

     The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Corporation and the rights of the Holders of the Senior Notes under the
Indenture at any time by the Corporation and the Trustee with the consent of the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes then
outstanding.  The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of
specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes then
outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Senior Notes, to waive
compliance by the Corporation with certain provisions of the Indenture and
certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.  Any such
consent or waiver by the Holder of this Senior Note shall be conclusive and
binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Senior Note and of
any Senior Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is
made upon this Senior Note.

     No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Senior Note
or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Corporation,
which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on this Senior Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin
or currency, herein prescribed.

     As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set
forth, the transfer of this Senior Note is registrable in the Senior Note
Register, upon surrender of this Senior Note for registration of transfer at the
office or agency of the Corporation in New York, New York, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Corporation and the Senior Note registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or
his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Senior
Notes, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount,
will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

     The Senior Notes are issuable only in registered form without coupons in
denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.  As provided in the
Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Senior Notes are
exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes of a
different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the
same.

     No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or
exchange, but the Corporation may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
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     Prior to due presentment of this Senior Note for registration of transfer,
the Corporation, the Trustee and any agent of the Corporation or the Trustee may
treat the Person in whose name this Senior Note is registered as the owner
hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Senior Note be overdue, and neither
the Corporation, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to
the contrary.

     All terms used in this Senior Note which are defined in the Indenture shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

     This Senior Note shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of
the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of said State, without regard to conflict of laws
principles thereof.
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                      Option of Holder to Elect Purchase

If you want to elect to have this Senior Note purchased by the Corporation
pursuant to Section 3.12 or Section 3.14 of the Indenture, check the box below:

           [_] Section 3.12              [_] Section 3.14

If you want to elect to have only part of the Senior Note purchased by the
Corporation pursuant to Section 3.12 or Section 3.14 of the Indenture, state the
amount you elect to have purchased: $_____________


Date:
             Your Signature: _______________________________________
             (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Senior Note)

             Tax Identification No:_____________________________


             SIGNATURE GUARANTEE:  _____________________________


Signatures must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" meeting the
requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program ("STAMP") or such
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other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Registrar in
addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.