Exhibit 32


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In  connection  with  the  quarterly  report  of  Terex   Corporation  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  March 31, 2004 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), we, Ronald
M. DeFeo,  Chairman,  President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  and
Phillip C. Widman,  Senior Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer of the
Company, certify, to the best of our knowledge,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350,
as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)  The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)  The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



                                               /s/ Ronald M. DeFeo
                                               Ronald M. DeFeo
                                               Chairman, President and
                                               Chief Executive Officer
                                               Terex Corporation

                                                 May 7, 2004


                                               /s/ Phillip C. Widman
                                               Phillip C. Widman
                                               Senior Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer

                                               May 7, 2004





A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating,  acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the  electronic  version of this written  statement
required by Section  906,  has been  provided to Terex  Corporation  and will be
retained by Terex  Corporation  and  furnished  to the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.