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<DESCRIPTION>EX-23-1, CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1



                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No.  333-00949) of Terex  Corporation of our report dated
June 26, 2003 relating to the financial  statements of the Terex Corporation and
Affiliates' 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Stamford, CT
June 26, 2003

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