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<DESCRIPTION>TITAN TIRE CORP OF NATCHEZ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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                                                                    Exhibit 3.21

                              State of Mississippi

                           Secretary of State's Office
                                   Eric Clark
                               Secretary of State
                              Jackson, Mississippi

                   MISSISSIPPI CORPORATION INFORMATION SYSTEM

Corporation Name:
TITAN TIRE OF MISSISSIPPI, INC.

Corp ID: 0654453
Filed: 03/26/1998 AT 8:00 A.M.

Filing Fee Receipt: $50.00

                                        SECRETARY OF STATE
                                        P.O. Box 136
                                        Jackson, MS 39205
                                        (601) 359-1333


(SEAL)                                  /s/ ERIC CLARK
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        ERIC CLARK
                                        Secretary of State

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                  OFFICE OF THE MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE
               P.O. BOX 136, JACKSON, MS 39205-0136 (601) 359-1333
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

The undersigned, pursuant to Section 79-4-2.02 (if a profit corporation) or
Section 79-11-137 (if a nonprofit corporation) of the Mississippi Code of 1972,
hereby executes the following document and sets forth:

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1. TYPE OF CORPORATION

   [X] Profit   [ ] Nonprofit

2. NAME OF THE CORPORATION

   Titan Tire of Mississippi, Inc.

3. THE FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE IS ______________________                   (STAMP)
   (COMPLETE IF APPLICABLE)

4. FOR NONPROFITS ONLY: The period of duration is ___ years or ___ perpetual

5. FOR PROFITS ONLY: The Number (and Classes) if any of shares the corporation
is authorized to issue is (are) as follows

Classes   # of Shares Authorized   If more than one (1) class of shares is
                                   authorized, the preferences, limitations, and
                                   relative rights of each class are as follows:

one       1,000

____      ______                   _____________________________

6. NAME AND STREET ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE IS

Name Peyton S. Irby, Jr.

Physical
Address  633 North State Street

P.O. Box  _____________________________

City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4 Jackson         MS 39201 -

7. THE NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS OF EACH INCORPORATOR ARE AS FOLLOWS

Name   William B. Howell

Street 406 Orchard Park
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                                        This page conforms with the duplicate
                                        original filed with the Secretary of
                                        State.


                                        /s/ Eric Clark
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Secretary of State

REV. 06/94
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                  OFFICE OF THE MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE
               P.O. BOX 136, JACKSON, MS 39205-0136 (601) 359-1333
                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

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City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4  Ridgeland      MS 39157 -

Name                     Jacqueline M. Watkins

Street                   406 Orchard Park

City, State, ZIP5, Z1P4  Ridgeland      MS 39157 -

Name                     ___________________

Street                   ___________________

City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4  ___________________ ___ -

Name                     ___________________

Street                   ___________________

City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4  ___________________ ___ -

8. OTHER PROVISIONS      ____ See Attached

9. INCORPORATORS' SIGNATURES (PLEASE KEEP WRITING WITHIN BLOCKS)


/s/ William B. Howell                   /s/ Jacqueline M. Watkins
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                                        This page conforms with the duplicate
                                        original filed with the Secretary of
                                        State.


                                        /s/ Eric Clark
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Secretary of State
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REV. 06/94
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                  OFFICE OF THE MISSISSIPPI SECRETARY OF STATE
               P.O. BOX 136, JACKSON, MS 39205-0136 (601) 359-1333
                   REGISTERED AGENT/OFFICE STATEMENT OF CHANGE
                               PROFIT CORPORATION

1. CORPORATE ID
   00661172

2. CORPORATE NAME
   Titan Tire Corporation of Natchez

3. FEDERAL TAX ID
   64-0898897                                                            (STAMP)

4. NAME AND STREET ADDRESS OF THE REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE (AS ON
FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE)

Name Peyton S Irby, Jr.

Physical
Address  633 North State Street

P.O. Box  ____

City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4 Jackson         MS 39201-

5. NEW REGISTERED AGENT'S NAME AND REGISTERED OFFICE

Cheri T. Holley

Physical
Address  89 Kelly Avenue

P O  Box P O Box 927

City, State, ZIP5, ZIP4 Natchez         MS 39120 -

                                        This page conforms with the duplicate
                                        original filed with the Secretary of
                                        State.


                                        /s/ Eric Clark
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Secretary of State

REV. 01/96
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