As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2003.

                                                   Registration No. 333-______
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                        UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                               THE TIMKEN COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Ohio                                           34-0577130
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

                1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W., Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
           (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

                       THE HOURLY PENSION INVESTMENT PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)

                                Scott A. Scherff
                Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel
                            1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.
                             Canton, Ohio 44706-2798
                     (Name and address of agent for service)

                                 (330) 438-3000
          (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE


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                                                      Proposed               Proposed
       Title of                                        Maximum                Maximum
      Securities                Amount                Offering               Aggregate              Amount of
         to be                   to be                Price Per              Offering             Registration
    Registered (1)            Registered                Share              Price (2)(3)                Fee
------------------------ ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- ----------------------
                                                                                            
     Common Stock
   without par value        500,000 shares                $17.90            $ 8,950,000                 $ 724.06
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(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
         (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an
         indeterminate amount of interests to be offered pursuant to The Hourly
         Pension Investment Plan (the "Plan").

(2)      Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the
         Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low sale
         prices for Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 10,
         2003.

(3)      Estimated solely for the purposes of determining the registration fee.





             Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the
registration statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-66921 and 333-35152)
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 1998 and
April 19, 2000, respectively, to register the Common Shares, without par value,
of the Registrant to be issued under the Plan are hereby incorporated by
reference. This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed for the purpose of
registering an additional 500,000 Common Shares of the Registrant under the
Plan.

ITEM 8.  EXHIBITS.

         The following Exhibits are being filed as part of this registration
statement:

          5      Opinion of Counsel

          23(a)  Consent of Independent Auditors (Ernst & Young LLP)

          23(b)  Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

          23(c)  Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)

          24     Power of Attorney


                                   SIGNATURES

                   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing this registration statement on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Canton, State of Ohio, on
this 16th day of September, 2003.


                            THE TIMKEN COMPANY




                             By: /s/Scott A. Scherff
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                                Scott A. Scherff
                               Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel




Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.




                  Signature                                         Title                                Date
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                   *                           President, Chief Executive Officer and Director    September 16, 2003
---------------------------------------        (Principal Executive Officer)
James W. Griffith


                   *                           Executive Vice President -- Finance and            September 16, 2003
---------------------------------------        Administration (Principal Financial Officer)
Glenn A. Eisenberg


                   *                           Senior Vice President -- Finance and Controller    September 16, 2003
---------------------------------------        (Principal Accounting Officer)
Sallie B. Bailey


                   *                           Director and Chairman                              September 16, 2003
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W.R. Timken, Jr.


                                               Director
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Stanley C. Gault


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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John A. Luke, Jr.


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Robert W. Mahoney


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Jay A. Precourt


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Ward J. Timken, Jr.


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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John M. Timken, Jr.


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Ward J. Timken


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Joseph F. Toot, Jr.


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Martin D. Walker


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Jacqueline F. Woods





                                                                                            


                   *                           Director                                           September 16, 2003
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Joseph W. Ralston



*    This Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the above-named
     directors and officers of the Company by Scott A. Scherff, Corporate
     Secretary and Assistant General Counsel of the Company, as attorney-in-fact
     pursuant to a power of attorney filed with the Securities and Exchange
     Commission as Exhibit 24 to this registration statement.


DATED:  September 16, 2003              By:  /s/Scott A. Scherff
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Scott A. Scherff, Attorney-in-Fact





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit Description
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5               Opinion of Counsel
23(a)           Consent of Independent Auditors (Ernst & Young LLP)
23(b)           Consent of Independent Accountants (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)
23(c)           Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5)
24              Power of Attorney