SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                             ----------------------

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A*
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                                 Amendment No. 4

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
           TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
                              PURSUANT TO 13d-2(b)

                          Columbus McKinnon Corporation
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    199333105
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2006
             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)



     Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule 13G is filed:


     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)
     [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)
     [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)





                              (Page 1 of 12 Pages)
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     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                586,341
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                586,341
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                586,341
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                3.13%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IA
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                303,334
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                303,334
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                303,334
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     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                1.62%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                PN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                303,334
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                303,334
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                303,334
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                1.62%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IA
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Partners, L.P.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                616,036
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                616,036
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                616,036
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
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     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                3.28%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                PN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                          Tontine Management, L.L.C.
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            Delaware
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                616,036
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                616,036
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                616,036
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                3.28%
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IA
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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     (1)    NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
            I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO.
            OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
                                                           Jeffrey L. Gendell
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     (2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP **
                                                                  (a)  [X]
                                                                  (b)  [ ]
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     (3)    SEC USE ONLY
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     (4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                            United States
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NUMBER OF      (5)  SOLE VOTING POWER
                                                -0-
SHARES         ______________________________________________________________

BENEFICIALLY   (6)  SHARED VOTING POWER
                                                1,505,711
OWNED BY       ______________________________________________________________

EACH           (7)  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                -0-
REPORTING      ______________________________________________________________

PERSON WITH    (8)  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                1,505,711
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     (9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED
            BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                                                1,505,711
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
            IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES **                       [ ]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED
            BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                                                8.03%
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     (12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON **
                                                IN
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                     ** SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

     The name of the issuer is Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Company").

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     The Company's principal executive offices are located at 140 John James
Audobon Parkway, Amherst, NY 14228.

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing:

     This statement is filed by:

           (i) Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a limited liability company
               organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TOA"), which
               serves as investment manager to Tontine Capital Overseas Master
               Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands partnership ("TCO"), and Tontine
               Overseas Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands Corporation ("TO")with
               respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TCO and
               TO;

          (ii) Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
               ("TCP") with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned
               by it;

         (iii) Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability
               company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
               ("TCM"), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly
               owned by TCP;

          (iv) Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TP")
               With respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by it;

           (v) Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
               organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("TM"), with
               respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by TP; and

          (vi) Jeffrey L. Gendell, a United States citizen ("Mr. Gendell") with
               respect to the shares of Common Stock directly owned by each of
               TCO, TO, TCP and TP.

              The foregoing persons are hereinafter sometimes collectively
referred to as the "Reporting Persons." Any disclosures herein with respect to
persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief
after making inquiry to the appropriate party.





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Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

     The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 55
Railroad Avenue, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

Item 2(c).     Citizenship:

     See Item 2(a) above.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

     Common Stock, No par value (the "Common Stock")

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

     199333105

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is a:

          (a) [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
                   Act,

          (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act,

          (c) [ ]  Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                   the Act,

          (d) [ ]  Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (e) [ ]  Investment Adviser in accordance with Rule
                   13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(E),

          (f) [ ]  Employee Benefit Plan or Endowment Fund in accordance
                   with 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(F),

          (g) [ ]  Parent Holding Company or control person in accordance
                   with Rule 13d-1 (b)(1)(ii)(G),

          (h) [ ]  Savings Association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                   Federal Deposit Insurance Act,

          (i) [ ]  Church Plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                   investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                   Investment Company Act of 1940,

          (j) [ ]  Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

     Not applicable.





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Item 4.   Ownership.

      A. Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 586,341
            (b) Percent of class: 3.13% The percentages used herein and in the
rest of Item 4 are calculated based upon the 18,762,062 shares of Common Stock
issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2006 as reflected in the Company's Form
10-Q for the quarterly period ended October 1, 2006.
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 586,341
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 586,341

      B. Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 303,334
            (b) Percent of class: 1.62%
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 303,334
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 303,334

      C. Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 303,334
            (b) Percent of class: 1.62%
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 303,334
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 303,334

      D. Tontine Partners, L.P.
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 616,036
            (b) Percent of class: 3.28%
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 616,036
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 616,036

      E. Tontine Management, L.L.C.
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 616,036
            (b) Percent of class: 3.28%
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 616,036
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 616,036


      F. Jeffrey L. Gendell
            (a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,505,711
            (b) Percent of class: 8.03%
            (c)(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote: -0-
              (ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote: 1,505,711
             (iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: -0-
              (iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 1,505,711






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Item 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

     Not applicable.

Item 6.     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

     TCM, the general partner of TCP, has the power to direct the affairs of
TCP, including decisions respecting the disposition of the proceeds from the
sale of the shares of the Company. TM, the general partner of TP, has the power
to direct the affairs of TP, including decisions respecting the disposition of
the proceeds from the sale of the shares of the Company. Mr. Gendell is the
managing member of TCM, TM and TOA, and in that capacity directs their
operations. Each of the clients of TOA has the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from or the proceeds of sale of such shares.

Item 7.     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

     Not applicable.

Item 8.     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

     See Item 2.

Item 9.     Notice of Dissolution of Group.

     Not applicable.

Item 10.    Certification.

     Each of the Reporting Persons hereby makes the following certification:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for
the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.





CUSIP No. 199333105                13G/A                  Page 12 of 12 Pages

SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


DATED:  January 29, 2007

                                    /s/ JEFFREY L. GENDELL
                                    Jeffrey L. Gendell, individually, and as
                                    managing member of
                                    Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C.,
                                    general partner of
                                    Tontine Capital Partners, L.P. and as
                                    managing member of Tontine Management
                                    L.L.C., general partner of Tontine
                                    Partners, L.P. and as managing member of
                                    Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C.