|Exhibit 32.1


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 JLG Industries, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-K
for the period ended July 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on the date hereof (the Report), I, William M. Lasky, Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted
pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
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| | (1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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| | (2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
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| | /s/ William M. Lasky
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William M. Lasky
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

October 6, 2004
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|The
foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and
is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.  This
certification shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to liability under that
section.  This certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act except, to the extent this
Exhibit 32.1 is specifically incorporated by reference in any such filing.


A
signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
JLG Industries, Inc. and will be retained by JLG Industries, Inc. and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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