Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Carter Jonathan D
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/16/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TEREX CORP [TEX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TEREX CORPORATION, 500 POST ROAD EAST, SUITE 320		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Acting Controller & CAO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

WESTPORT, CT 06880		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 6,359 (1)
D
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 60
I
401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (2) 02/07/2004 02/07/2013 Common Stock, par value $.01 4,000 $ 11.32 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 03/11/2005 03/11/2014 Common Stock, par value $.01 2,500 $ 34.69 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Carter Jonathan D
TEREX CORPORATION
500 POST ROAD EAST, SUITE 320
WESTPORT, CT 06880		       Acting Controller & CAO  

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan D. Carter 02/23/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 4,000 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to one of the Company's long term incentive plans, which remain subject to vesting.
(2) Stock options granted pursuant to one of the Company's long term incentive plans vesting over a 4 year period, with the first vesting on February 7, 2004.
(3) Stock options granted pursuant to one of the Company's long term incentive plans vesting over a 4 year period, with the first vesting on March 11, 2005.

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