EXHIBIT 23(B)
WEIL, GOTSHAL & XXXXXX LLP
A Limited Liability Partnership Including
Professional Corporations
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Telecopy: (000) 000-0000
February 17, 1998
United Rentals, Inc.
Four Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx 00000
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal
Matters" in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed by United Rentals, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), with the Securities and Exchange
Commission relating to the registration by the Company of 7,475,000 shares of
its common stock, $.01 par value per share, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), without admitting that we are "experts"
under the Securities Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or that we are
otherwise within the class of persons whose consent is required pursuant to
Section 7 of the Securities Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ WEIL, GOTSHAL & XXXXXX LLP
