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EXHIBIT 12

TEREX CORPORATION
CALCULATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS)

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
 
EARNINGS
                             
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  $ 314.1     $ 919.3     $ 614.7     $ 288.9     $ 143.9  
Adjustments:
                                       
Minority interest in losses of consolidated subsidiaries
    3.7       3.1       5.2       (0.1 )     0.8  
Undistributed (income) loss of less than 50% owned investments
    (2.1 )     (3.2 )     (2.1 )     (1.3 )     0.7  
Fixed charges
    128.1       94.2       123.0       118.4       119.2  
Earnings
  $ 443.8     $ 1,013.4     $ 740.8     $ 405.9     $ 264.6  
FIXED CHARGES
                                       
Interest expense, including debt discount amortization
  $ 103.1     $ 65.8     $ 90.7     $ 96.3     $ 90.7  
Amortization/writeoff of debt issuance costs
    3.2       5.3       10.9       3.5       7.5  
Portion of rental expense representative of interest factor (assumed to be 33%)
    21.8       23.1       21.4       18.6       21.0  
Fixed charges
  $ 128.1     $ 94.2     $ 123.0     $ 118.4     $ 119.2  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
    3.5 x     10.8 x     6.0 x     3.4 x     2.2 x
AMOUNT OF EARNINGS DEFICIENCY FOR COVERAGE OF FIXED CHARGES
  $     $     $     $     $