Exhibit 23


                            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, 333-44879,
and 333-20901) on Forms S-3 and S-8 of The Toro Company of our reports dated
December 11, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of The Toro
Company and subsidiaries as of October 31, 1998 and 1997, and the related
consolidated statements of earnings and cash flows and related financial
statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended October
31, 1998, which reports are included in or incorporated by reference in the
annual report on Form 10-K of The Toro Company.





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Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 28, 1999