FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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	Date of Report
	(Date of earliest
	event reported):	October 27, 2006

Gehl Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	0-18110	39-0300430
(State or other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

143 Water Street, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(262) 334-9461

(Registrant’s telephone number)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On October 27, 2006, Gehl Company (the “Company”) announced that Mr. Nicholas C. Babson had retired as a member of its Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Item 5.03.

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On October 27, 2006, the Board amended Section 3.01 of the Company’s By-Laws to decrease the size of the Board from nine directors to eight directors. Copies of the amendment to the By-Laws and the Company’s By-Laws, as so amended, are filed as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not applicable.

(b)

Not applicable.

(c)

Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

(3.1)

Text of Amendment to By-Laws of Gehl Company.

(3.2)

By-Laws of Gehl Company, as amended through October 27, 2006.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	GEHL COMPANY
Date: October 30, 2006	By: /s/ Michael J. Mulcahy
	Michael J. Mulcahy
	Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

GEHL COMPANY

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated October 27, 2006

Exhibit
Number

(3.1)

Text of Amendment to By-Laws of Gehl Company.

(3.2)

By-Laws of Gehl Company, as amended through October 27, 2006.