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  ending  September 30, 2003 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

                                                March 12, 2004


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

                                                March 12, 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.