EXHIBIT 32(a)


                                  CERTIFICATION


         In connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the
"Report") of Lindsay Manufacturing Co. (the "Company") for the year ended May
31, 2004, I, Richard W. Parod, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and I,
Bruce C. Karsk, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to my knowledge, 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/ RICHARD W. PAROD
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            President and Chief Executive Officer
            Richard W. Parod


            /s/ BRUCE C. KARSK
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            Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
            Bruce C. Karsk


            July 2, 2004

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.