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 NMHG Holding Co. (the "Company")
     on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004, as filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each
     of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
     ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
     that, to such officer's knowledge:

          (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 as of the dates and for the periods
               expressed in the Report.



Date:  August 6, 2004                       /s/ Reginald R. Eklund
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                                                Reginald R. Eklund
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer
                                         (Principal Executive Officer)


Date:  August 6, 2004                        /s/ Michael K. Smith
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                                                 Michael K. Smith
                               Vice President, Finance and Information Systems,
                                          and Chief Financial Officer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer)