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                            INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
The Toro Company:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
33-26268, 33-31586, 33-38308, 33-44668, 33-51563, 33-55550, 33-59563, 33-62743,
and 333-4521) on Forms S-3 and S-8 of The Toro Company of our reports dated
December 16, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of The Toro
Company and subsidiaries as of October 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows and related financial
statement schedule for the year ended October 31, 1996, the three-month period
ended October 31, 1995 and the years ended July 31, 1995 and 1994, which reports
are included in or incorporated by reference in the annual report on Form 10-K
of The Toro Company.



                                             KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 29, 1997


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