Steelwrist HCX6 – specifications
Series: HCX
Build year not documented · Data origin: Manufacturer information · sources
Not the right version? The data comes from vehicle registers holding many near-identical versions side by side. Photograph the data plate — we read make and type from it. Open the scanner e-mail address required
Steelwrist HCX – the range of excavator attachment compactors from the Swedish maker, from the HCX6 to the HCX26, 190 to 590 kg unladen weight
This page gathers the HCX attachment compactors from Steelwrist: HCX6, HCX8, HCX12, HCX14, HCX20 and HCX26. Steelwrist is a Swedish maker of attachments and quick couplers for excavators, known chiefly for tiltrotators and quick couplers; the HCX range extends the programme with hydraulically driven compaction plates fitted to the excavator arm in place of the bucket. The number in the type designation orders the size ascending, from the small HCX6 to the heavy HCX26.
Read on 4 more paragraphs
The register lists here 6 versions with unladen weights of 190 to 590 kg.
Such attachment compactors are used in utility and pipeline construction to compact trench backfill, pipe bedding and surfaces without keeping a dedicated compaction machine, since the unit is guided directly by the excavator.
As build size rises from the HCX6 to the HCX26, both the centrifugal force and the own weight of the compaction plate grow, shifting the compacting depth and the soil type each version suits; since the eccentric runs off an auxiliary hydraulic circuit on the excavator, its flow rate has to match the given HCX size, while the excavator's weight class has to safely absorb the reaction forces at the arm.
Buying used, on attachment compactors the condition of the compaction plate, the hydraulic drive and the coupling to the excavator's quick coupler matter most, since this varies by excavator maker; parts and service run through Steelwrist's specialist trade for construction-machinery attachments.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Steelwrist Anbauverdichter HCX
Technical data
Dimensions and weights
| Unladen weight | 190 kgcorrect |
|---|
Working data
| Working width | 470 mmcorrect |
|---|
Other data
| Carrier machine | Baggercorrect |
|---|---|
| Carrier max. | 6 tcorrect |
| Carrier min. | 2 tcorrect |
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Steelwrist HCX6 weigh?
The unladen weight is 190 kg.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Check the weights in the papers against the figures here — attachments change them.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
A general list for this type of machine — no substitute for an inspection or an appraiser.
We do not sell machines. We ask the dealers who carry this model and come back with price and lead time.
Request a quote →
We ask the suppliers and come back with price and lead time.
Request spare parts →
This page carries 6 individual figures for this model. They come from 2 recorded sources; every figure can be traced there. What we cannot document is not here — we leave gaps open rather than estimate them.
Are you the manufacturer or a dealer of this machine? Check the data and add missing figures — we mark your correction as manufacturer or dealer information.
Check and complete the data →Missing a figure you were looking for? Report it →
Know this machine better? Have a photo, a manual, or know that a figure is wrong? Add it to the register →
Sources: Manufacturer documentation, steelwrist.com (retrieved August 2026) · Dealer data sheet, steelwrist.com (retrieved August 2026) · Data sources and cross-checks
Road roller in 3D section
Turn the model, look inside and click an assembly — each one is explained.
