SAUER DANFOSS INC
EX-10.1J
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit

10.1(j)</font></b></p>



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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT

TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THIS

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT</font></b> (this &#147;Agreement&#148;), is

entered into as of January 1, 2002, between <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">SAUER-DANFOSS INC.</font></b>, a

Delaware Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">DR. KLAUS MURMANN</font></b> (the &#147;Executive&#148;).</p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></u></b></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The parties hereto

are also parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated September&nbsp;19,

1996 (the &#147;Employment Agreement&#148;), as amended by that certain Agreement and

Amendment to Employment Agreement dated February 24, 2000 (the &#147;Amendment&#148;).&#160; The Executive&#146;s period of employment

(&#147;Employment Period&#148;) under the Employment Agreement expires by its terms on

December 31, 2001.&#160; The parties now

desire to further amend the Employment Agreement to provide that the Employment

Period shall expire, subject to the earlier termination of Executive&#146;s

employment as provided in the Employment Agreement, on December&nbsp;31, 2003.</font></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOW, THEREFORE,</font></b> in

consideration of the premises, the mutual promises and covenants herein

contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and

sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Executive,

intending to be legally bound, unconditionally agree as follows:</p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160; Paragraph 2 of the Employment Agreement is

hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to read as follows:</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.2in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#147;2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Employment Period.&#160; The term of Executive&#146;s employment under

this Agreement shall commence as of January 1, 1997, and shall expire, subject

to the earlier termination of Executive&#146;s employment as hereinafter provided,

on December&nbsp;31, 2003 (the &#147;Employment Period&#148;).&#148;</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160; Except as set forth above, the Employment

Agreement, as originally executed, together with the Amendment, including

Appendix A to the Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect.</font></p>



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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160; This Agreement may be executed in any number

of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which

together shall constitute one and the same agreement.</font></p>



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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,</font></b>

the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above

written.</p>



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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SAUER

  DANFOSS INC.</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&#160; David L.

  Pseifle</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and CEO</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(print name and

  title of officer)</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/&#160; Klaus

  Murmann</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 40.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Klaus Murmann</font></p>

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