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<TYPE>EX-12.2
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<DESCRIPTION>COMPUTATION FOR HANOVER TRUST 2001B
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                                                                   Exhibit 12.2

                         Hanover Equipment Trust 2001A
               Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                 (Amounts in thousands of dollars) (unaudited)

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                                            For the Nine Months    For the period from
                                                   Ended        August 2, 2001 (inception)
                                            September 30, 2002     to December 31, 2001
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<S>                                         <C>                 <C>
Earnings:
Net income (pretax)........................       $   685                 $  335

Add:
Interest on rental equipment...............        21,092                  8,571
                                                  -------                 ------
   Earnings................................        21,777                  8,906
                                                  -------                 ------


Fixed charges: Interest on rental equipment        21,092                  8,571
                                                  -------                 ------


Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.........          1.03                   1.04
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