EXHIBIT 99(b)

                            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 The Toro Company Investment, Savings,
and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") on Form 11-K for the period ended
December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the "Report"), I, Paula M. Graff, Director, Tax Accounting of The
Toro Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

         (1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the net assets available for plan
                  benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of
                  the plan.


 /s/ Paula M. Graff
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Paula M. Graff
Director, Tax Accounting
June 19, 2003












A signed original of this written statement required by section 906 has been
provided to the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or its staff upon request.


This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.