For the best possible service and care - optimally attuned to the requirements of professional, high-performance machines

The ROPA trademark is practical, durable, reliable machines. More than 150 control valves, 39 hydraulic drives, 16 hydraulic pumps and more than 100 cylinders are controlled from the cockpit of the 768 PS ROPA Tiger 6. Power transmission to the hydraulic traction system is handled via a stepless CVR gearbox with three driven axles and automatic slope compensation. More than 3500 feet of hydraulic lines support the extremely high efficiency of the ROPA Tiger 6 and make it one of the most technically complex harvesters available in the agricultural world.

Of course this many drives with complex hydraulics require appropriate care. The use of the optimally attuned oil as lubricant is the most critical care for engine, gearbox and axes. But oil is not oil, even with names that sound the same, there are enormous quality differences. Many machine operators only arrive at this conclusion after costly damage has occurred, when the poor quality or premature aging of the lubrication is determined during an oil analysis.

The optimal lubricants for ROPA machines

In order to give ROPA customers and service centers the certainty that the lubricants used are of optimal quality and ensure a long service life, ROPA has decided to introduce its own product line of perfectly attuned lubricants. ROPA is a certified member of SAIL, the association of European mineral oil producers and dealers; it fulfills ACEA certifications and satisfies the highest quality demands, which are monitored continuously by the European Engine Lubricant Quality Management System (EELQMS).

Our newly introduced ROPA lubricant product line is "100% made in Germany!"

With five different gear oils, ROPA offers the optimal oil for every application

• ROPA gearOil GL5 90 Gear oil is made from special base oils with appropriate additives. The viscosity setting is selected so that both good backflow behavior at low temperatures and high lubrication reliability at high temperatures are guaranteed. ROPA gearOil GL5 90 gear oil is intended for highly loaded hypoid-geared drive axles, as well as for bevel and spur gears, steering gears and non-synchronized manual transmissions in motor vehicles and power-driven machines with API GL-5 requirements.

• ROPA gearOil GL5 90 LS is recommended especially for highly loaded hypoid-geared drive axes with self-locking differential gears and multi-disk brakes. ROPA gearOil GL5 90 LS contains special additives to limit slip (Limited-Slip = LS). ROPA gearOil GL5 90 LS fulfills all power requirements posed by hypoid gears with multi-disk locking differentials. It is especially well-suited for all differential gears in ROPA harvesting machines into which wet multi-disk brakes are integrated. Combined manual transmission and axle drives can be supplied, as can vehicles with transfer case with preferred use in agriculture. ROPA gearOil GL5 90 LS can be used in mixed vehicle fleets to reduce the number of types, also for all drive axles with the API GL 5 requirement.

• ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-90 synth is a completely synthetic easy-running multi-function gear oil for axle gears and manual transmissions that bear the highest loads. The viscosity level SAE 75W-90 guarantees both outstanding backflow behavior at low temperatures and high lubrication reliability at high temperatures. High fuel savings is achieved thanks to the special easy-running properties of ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-90. ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-90 synth is suitable for the universal supply of manual transmissions, auxiliary gears and axle gears, including hypoid-geared drive axles subject to the highest loads, among other things in commercial vehicles, agricultural machines, construction machines and passenger cars. The requirements according to API GL-4 and API GL-5 are amply fulfilled. In transmissions in which gear oils according to MAN 341 Type E3 and MAN 342 Type M3 are required, ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-90 synth can be used without a problem.

• ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-140 LS synth is a completely synthetic hypoid gear oil with LS additive and is recommended especially for highly loaded drive axes with self-locking differential gears and multi-disk brakes. It is especially resistant at high temperatures and therefore extends the life span of lubricant and axle. Very good flow properties at low temperatures increase the protection right after starting. ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-140 LS synth contains special additives to limit slip (Limited-Slip = LS). ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-140 LS synth fulfills the highest power requirements posed by hypoid gears with multi-disk locking differentials. In transmissions in which gear oils according to MB sheet 235.61 and ZF TE-ML are required, ROPA gearOil GL5 75W-140 synth can be used without a problem.

• ROPA gearFluid ATF is a gear oil for automatic transmissions, transmissions with multi-disk clutch and is also used as a hydraulic oil in various applications. Easy shifting is achieved thanks to the coordination of special additives with the friction used in the transmission. ROPA gearFluid ATF fulfills the General Motors specification ATF Dexron II D and is prescribed by well-known automobile manufacturers who use automatic transmissions compliant with Dexron II D. ROPA gearFluid ATF can also be used without problems in automatic transmissions compliant with the Mercedes-Benz requirement MB sheet 236.1.

ROPA engineOil E7 10W-40 is optimally attuned to all diesel motors in ROPA self-driving machines. It fulfills and exceeds the specification for all installed MAN, Mercedes and Volvo motors in ROPA machines. Furthermore, according to the specification, it is suitable for many diesel engines used in agricultural machines. ROPA engineOil E7 10W-40 is approved by Mercedes according to MB sheet 228.5 and Volvo according to VDS-3 (STD 417-0002). In addition, it can be used for MAN diesel engines with requirement according to MAN M 3277 and MAN M 3377.

The hydraulic oil ROPA hydroFluid HVLP 46 can be used without restriction in all ROPA sugar beet harvesters, loaders and potato harvesters. ROPA hydroFluid HVLP 46 has an especially favorable viscosity temperature behavior (high-VI hydraulic oils). Only paraffin-basic primary raffinate is used as base oil. Even with extreme temperature fluctuations and during cold start from minus temperature ranges, with ROPA hydroFluid HVLP 46, the machine can be operated as evenly as possible. Optimal wear, corrosion and oxidation protection properties guarantee the greatest possible functional reliability and minimal wear of pumps, drives and control blocks in the hydraulic system. The hydraulic oil ROPA hydroFluid HVLP 46 fulfills the specifications for hydraulic oil HVLP 46 according to DIN 51524 Part 3 and hydraulic oil HV 46 according to ISO 11158.

Furthermore, with its lubricants, ROPA offers ROPA multi temperature grease 2 a lithium EP grease of the NLGI 2 class. This grease fulfills the BEKA-MAX requirements in their central lubrication systems admirably. It also fulfills the MAN requirements with respect to the plant standard MAN 283 Li-P2 and Mercedes-Benz (operating materials regulations sheet 267). This grease laid the cornerstone for the ROPA lubricant product line a few years ago, since there were frequently problems with commonly marketed lubricants at low temperatures. The lubricant ROPA multi temperature grease 2 was able to eliminate these problems reliably.