SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C. 20549

                        SCHEDULE 13G

          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                     (Amendment No. 2)*


                      MCGRATH RENTCORP.
                      (Name of Issuer)

                           COMMON
               (Title of Class of Securities)

                                580589109 
                         (CUSIP Number)


     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement 
 

     (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
     statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five
     percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has
     filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of
     five percent or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)    

     *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 the purpose 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).    
               
                     (Continued on following page(s))

                          Page 1 of 10 Pages
     

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                                   13G

CUSIP NO. 580589109                      PAGE 2 OF 10 PAGES
______________________________________________________________
1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     OPPENHEIMER GROUP, INC.
     I.R.S. NO. 13-3331657
______________________________________________________________
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) 
                                                  (b)  X
______________________________________________________________
3    SEC USE ONLY

______________________________________________________________
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     DELAWARE
______________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5    SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
SHARE          0
               _______________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY            525,500               
               _______________________________________________
EACH      7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING           0
               _______________________________________________
PERSON         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH                525,500
 ______________________________________________________________
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON
                   525,500
______________________________________________________________
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES 
______________________________________________________________
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                    6.82%
______________________________________________________________
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     HC
______________________________________________________________


______________________________________________________________
                         
                                   13G

CUSIP NO. 580589109                      PAGE 3 OF 10 PAGES

______________________________________________________________
1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL
     I.R.S. NO. 13-3413767
_____________________________________________________________
2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP(a) 
                                                  (b)  X
_____________________________________________________________
3    SEC USE ONLY

______________________________________________________________
4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     DELAWARE
______________________________________________________________
NUMBER OF 5    SOLE VOTING POWER
                    
SHARE          0
               _______________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY            525,500              
               _______________________________________________
EACH      7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

REPORTING           0
               _______________________________________________
PERSON         8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

WITH               525,500               
______________________________________________________________
9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
     PERSON
                   525,500
______________________________________________________________
10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
     CERTAIN SHARES 

______________________________________________________________
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                    6.82%
______________________________________________________________
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     IA
______________________________________________________________
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             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   Washington, D.C.  20549

                        Schedule 13G
               Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this Statement 


Item 1(b) Name of Issuer:
               
          MCGRATH RENTCORP
               
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

     2500 Grant Avenue, San Lorenzo, CA 94580

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

          Oppenheimer Group, Inc.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

               Oppenheimer Tower, World Financial Center
               New York, New York 10281

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

               Inapplicable

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

               Common 

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:  580589109            
             
Item 3(g) ____X____ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d - 1(b)(1)(ii)(G)  
                         See Exhibit I hereto

Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

               Oppenheimer Group, Inc.      -525,500 *

Item 4(b) Percent of Class:

               Oppenheimer Group, Inc.      -  6.82% *  

*  Includes amount beneficially owned by Oppenheimer Captial as disclosed on
Page 3 hereof.

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                                     Page 5 of 10 Pages
Item 4(c)(i)Sole Power to Vote or to direct the vote -
                Oppenheimer Group, Inc.   -           0


Item 4(c)(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote - 
                Oppenheimer Group, Inc.   -525,500 *

Item 4(c)(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -
                Oppenheimer Group, Inc.   -            0

Item 4(c)(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -
                Oppenheimer Group, Inc.   - 525,500 *

Item 5      Ownership to Five Percent or Less of a Class:
                Inapplicable

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

                See Exhibit A hereto

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

                See Exhibit II hereto

Item 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
                Inapplicable

Item 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group:
                Inapplicable

Item 10     Certification:

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

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

Date:          February 1, 1996

Signature:     By: /s/ Robert I. Kleinberg    

Name/Title:         Robert I. Kleinberg, Vice President/Secretary 

*    Includes amount beneficially owned by Quest for Value Advisors as
     disclosed on Page 3 hereof.


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                     EXHIBIT A


    The Managing General Partner of Oppenheimer Capital, a registered
    investment adviser, and certain persons to whom it has delegated the
    authority, have the power on behalf of Oppenheimer Capital to direct
    the use of dividends or proceeds of sale of more than five (5%)
    percent of such securities as disclosed on Page 3 hereof.
    

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                          EXHIBIT I 

Oppenheimer Group, Inc. ("Oppenheimer Group") is a holding company which
owns directly and indirectly a variety of subsidiary companies
("Subsidiaries") including the companies identified on the exhibit to this
Schedule 13G engaged in various aspects of the financial services
business.  83.39% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock of
Oppenheimer Group is owned by Oppenheimer & Co., L.P., ("Oppenheimer LP"),
a limited partnership formed by the management of Oppenheimer.  The
general and limited partnership interests in Oppenheimer LP are owned by
employees of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. ("Opco") and its affiliates and
include the executive officers of Opco.  16.61% of Group's capital stock
has been issued to certain Oppenheimer LP warrantholders upon presentation
for exercise of warrants issued to various investors in Oppenheimer LP's
1986 Private Placement.  Opco, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
Oppenheimer Group, is a diversified investment banking and securities
firm.  Oppenheimer Financial Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Oppenheimer Group, is the sole general partner of Oppenheimer Capital,
L.P. ("Opcap LP"), a limited partnership which owns a majority interest in
Oppenheimer Capital general partnership, which carries on an investment
advisory business activity directly and through certain investment
advisory companies one of which serves as advisor to a group of mutual
funds. 

The amendment to Schedule 13G is being filed by Oppenheimer Group as a
parent holding company pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13(d) - (1) (b)
on behalf of Oppenheimer LP and the Subsidiaries and/or certain investment
advisory clients or discretionary accounts of the Subsidiaries and
relating to their collective beneficial ownership of shares of common
stock of the Issuer.




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Management of the affairs of Oppenheimer Group, the Subsidiaries and of
certain advisory clients including decisions respecting dispositions
and/or voting of the shares of the common stock of the Issuer resides in
respective officers and directors of the Subsidiaries and is not directed
by Oppenheimer Group or Oppenheimer LP.   

Accordingly, the filing of this amendment to Schedule 13G by Oppenheimer
Group is not intended as, and should not be deemed, an acknowledgment of
beneficial ownership or shared voting or dispositive power by Oppenheimer
Group, Oppenheimer LP or any intermediary company of the shares of the
common stock of the Issuer owned by such Subsidiaries or investment
advisory clients of investment advisory clients, such beneficial ownership
or attribution or shared voting or dispositive power being disclaimed.



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                            EXHIBIT II  

  The Parent Holding Company is filing on behalf of Oppenheimer Financial
  Corp., Oppenheimer Equities, Inc. and Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. which
  would be classified as Item 3(g) and Oppenheimer Capital which would be
  classified as Item 3(e).



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                              EXHIBIT III    



  The undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees that a report on Schedule
  13G being filed by Oppenheimer Group, Inc. on or about the date hereof,
  relating to the common stock of McGrath Rentcorp is filed on behalf of
  the undersigned.


  DATED:  February 1, 1996



                                  OPPENHEIMER CAPITAL


                             BY:/s/ Robert I. Kleinberg    
                                 Robert I. Kleinberg
                                 Vice President & Secretary of
                                 Oppenheimer Financial Corp.,
                                 The Managing General Partner. 




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