Exhibit 32.2

                          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 Annual Report of Gardner Denver, Inc. on Form 10-K
for the period ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Philip R. Roth,
Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer of Gardner Denver, Inc.,
certify to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 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 Gardner Denver, Inc.

                                        By: /s/ Philip R. Roth
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                                        Philip R. Roth
                                        Title: Vice President, Finance & CFO
                                        Gardner Denver, Inc.
March 10, 2004