EXHIBIT 32.2


                        CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT


I, Richard L. Travis, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of Peerless Mfg. Co. (the
"Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

(1)   The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended
      September 30, 2003 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of
      Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
      and

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

                                               /s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr.
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                                               Richard L. Travis, Jr.
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               Date: November 14, 2003
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