Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Terex Corporation of our reports dated February 20,
2002 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule,
which appear in Terex Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Stamford, CT
May 17, 2002