SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* FORD TIMOTHY A (Last) (First) (Middle) 8111 LYNDALE AVENUE SOUTH (Street) BLOOMINGTON MN 55420-1196 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TORO CO [ TTC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Vice President & General Mgr.
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2003
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/30/2003		S(1)		1,438	D	$49.8	8,027.591	D
Common Stock								219.349(2)	I	The Toro Company Investment, Savings & ESOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$21.375							12/15/2003	12/31/2006	Common Stock	16,000		16,000	D
Stock Option	$21.375							07/19/2001	07/19/2011	Common Stock	14,000		14,000	D
Stock Option	$23.625							12/04/2001	12/04/2011	Common Stock	16,000		16,000	D
Stock Option	$32.275							12/04/2002	12/04/2012	Common Stock	16,000		16,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Mr. Ford was awarded 8000 shares of restricted stock on July 19,2001 in connection with commencement of his employment, with vesting based on continued employment. The remaining 4,400 shares vested November 30,2003 and The Toro Company is withholding shares to pay the taxes valued at the closing price of Toro stock on December 1, 2003.

2. On April 14, 2003, the common stock of The Toro Company split 2-for-1, and the reporting persons holdings and previously reported stock options reflect the adjustments made as a result of the 2-for-1 stock split.

	N. Jeanne Ryan, Atty-In-Fact	12/02/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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