Exhibit 10.1(ap)

AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR  TO  THE SAUER-DANFOSS LASALLE FACTORY  EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN  (As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1998  and Renamed Effective as of January 1, 2000)

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the attached Appendix A is hereby added to Sauer-Danfoss LaSalle Factory Employee Savings Plan (As Amended and Restated, Effective
January 1, 1998 and Renamed Effective as of January 1, 2000), executed this 8th day of February, 2002, to be effective as of January 1, 2002.

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|SAUER DANFOSS COMPANY |  | UAW, Local Union No. 285
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SAUER-DANFOSS  LASALLE FACTORY  EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN        APPENDIX A

Application of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001

This
Appendix A is intended to demonstrate good faith compliance with the requirements of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 ("EGTRRA") and is to be
construed in accordance with EGTRRA the and guidance issued thereunder. The provisions of this Appendix A shall supersede the applicable provisions of the Plan to the extent those provisions
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Appendix.

A-1Effective Date. Except as otherwise provided, this amendment shall be effective as of the first day of the first Plan Year
beginning after December 31, 2001.

A-2.Limits on Contributions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.3 of the Plan, effective for Limitation Years
beginning after December 31, 2001:



A-3.Limits on Compensation.



A-4.Salary Deferral Limitation. Effective for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001 and consistent with
Section6.4 of the Plan, in no event shall the amount of Pre-tax Contributions made by a Participant with respect to any calendar year exceed the elective
deferral limit of Code Section 402(g)(5) (as adjusted by the Secretary of the Treasury, which for 2002 shall be $11,000), reduced by the Participant's elective deferrals for such tax year under
any other salary reduction arrangement (i.e., under any Code Section 401(k) or 403(b) plan), except as permitted under Section 414(v) of the Code, if applicable.

A-5.Benefit and Contribution Limitations  Multiple Use of Alternative Limitation. Notwithstanding
Section 6.7 of the Plan, the restriction on the multiple use of the "alternative limitation," which may occur as a result of the testing under the limitations described in Sections 6.5 and 6.6
of the Plan, shall not apply for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001.

A-6.Involuntary Cash-Outs. Effective after December 31, 2001, for purposes of determining whether the sum
of such a Participant's vested Account balances is less than or equal to $5,000 in accordance with

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Section 12.5 of the Plan, the balance of the Participant's Rollover Contribution Account (and earnings allocated thereto) shall be disregarded. If the sum of the Participant's vested Account
balances is less than or equal to $5,000 without regard to the balance of his or her Rollover Contribution Account (and earnings allocated thereto), the Plan Administrator shall direct the Trustee to
distribute the Participant's vested Account balance in a lump sum (in cash) without the consent of the Participant (or Beneficiary) in accordance with Section 12.5 of the Plan.

A-7.Rollover Rules.



A-8.Hardship Withdrawals. Notwithstanding Section 11.2 of the Plan, a Participant who receives a hardship withdrawal
after December 31, 2001 under Section 11.2 of the Plan shall have his or her Pre-tax Contributions and Post-tax Contributions suspended for 6 months
beginning on the date as of which he or she receives the hardship withdrawal.

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