POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Donald E. Nickelson
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Donald E. Nickelson
               


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 
                                            /s/ Peter S. Finley
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Peter S. Finley


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                                             /s/ Jeffrey L. Fox
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Jeffrey L. Fox


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Samuel A. Hamacher
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Samuel A. Hamacher



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                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Paul W. Jones
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Paul W. Jones


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Jerry E. Ritter
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Jerry E. Ritter


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Joseph F. Shaughnessy
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Joseph F. Shaughnessy


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/ Robert L. Virgil
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             Robert L. Virgil


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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL  PERSONS  BY THESE  PRESENTS,  that the  person  whose  signature
appears below  constitutes  and appoints P. Enoch Stiff and Philip G.  Franklin,
and each of them,  his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and  agent,  with full
power of substitution,  for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities,   to  sign  the  1997  Annual   Report  on  Form  10-K  of  OmniQuip
International,  Inc., and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto each said  attorney-in-fact  and agent full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing  requisite and necessary as fully to
all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying
and  confirming  all that said  attorney-in-fact  and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.


                                             /s/  P. Enoch Stiff
Dated:     December 16, 1997                 ----------------------------------
                                             P. Enoch Stiff