The Wacker Neuson Belt Guard is a genuine OEM component designed for the DPU6555 series reversible vibratory plate compactors. Sourced directly from Wacker Neuson, this part carries the same specifications as the original, ensuring a correct, confidence-inspiring fit on your machine. The covers an extensive range of DPU6555 variants — including the DPU6555He, DPU6555Heh, DPU6555Hec, DPU6555Hech, DPU6555Hesh, DPU6555Heap, and their US-market counterparts — making it the go-to replacement across the DPU6555 family. When the original belt guard becomes cracked, broken, or missing, this genuine Wacker Neuson part restores your machine to its proper operating condition.
Key Features
- Genuine OEM Construction: — Manufactured to Wacker Neuson's original material and dimensional standards, ensuring the guard sits flush, mounts securely, and withstands the vibration loads inherent to heavy-duty reversible plate compactor operation.
- Direct Drop-In Replacement: — Matches the original mounting points and profile of the DPU6555 series belt drive housing, so installation requires no cutting, drilling, or adapting.
- Broad DPU6555 Series Coverage: — A single part number covers the full DPU6555 family, including He, Heh, Hec, Hech, Hesh, Heap, Hecs, Hecsh, Hechzf, and all corresponding US-market variants.
- Drive Belt Protection: — Keeps the drive belt shielded from compacted material, debris, and moisture on-site, preserving belt life and preventing premature wear or unexpected slippage.
- Operator Safety Compliance: — A belt guard is a required safety enclosure on rotating drive systems. Replacing a damaged or missing guard restores the machine to its designed safe-operating configuration and supports compliance with equipment safety requirements.
The belt guard on a vibratory plate compactor serves as a protective enclosure around the drive belt that transfers power from the engine to the exciter unit. Without it, the spinning belt is exposed to loose aggregate, soil, and debris — materials the DPU6555 works with every day — which can cause rapid belt wear, belt failure, or entanglement hazards for the operator. A cracked or absent guard also leaves the drive system vulnerable to moisture ingress, shortening belt and pulley service life. Keeping a correctly fitted belt guard in place is one of the simplest ways to protect both the drivetrain and the people working around the machine.
Part Details
| Part Number | 5100002778 |
|---|---|
| Brand | Wacker Neuson |
| Part Type | Genuine OEM |
| Description | Belt Guard |
Compatibility & Fitment
| Name | Model | Machine Number |
|---|---|---|
| DPU6555Heh | DPU6555Heh | 5100009636 |
| DPU6555HEH US | DPU6555Heh US | 5100009637, 5100058447 |
| DPU6555Hehap | DPU6555Hehap | 5100009638 |
| DPU6555 Hech | DPU6555 Hech | 5100009639 |
| DPU6555Hech US | DPU6555Hech US | 5100009650, 5100062487 |
| DPU6555Hesh | DPU6555Hesh | 5100015774 |
| DPU6555Hecsh | DPU6555Hecsh | 5100015775 |
| DPU6555He | DPU6555He | 5100016940 |
| DPU6555Hes | DPU6555Hes | 5100016941 |
| DPU6555Heap | DPU6555Heap | 5100016943 |
| DPU6555Hec | DPU6555Hec | 5100016944 |
| DPU6555Hecs | DPU6555Hecs | 5100016945 |
| DPU 6555H | DPU 6555H | 5100009651, 5000610355 |
| DPU 6555Hs | DPU 6555Hs | 5100015773 |
| DPU6555Hechzf | DPU6555Hechzf | 5100021400 |
| Vibratory Plate DPU 6555Heap | DPU 6555Heap | 5000610356 |
| DPU6555He-VIBROPLATE | DPU 6555He US | 5000610357 |
| Vibration Plate | DPU6555He US | 5100016942 |
| Vibration Plate | DPU6555Hec US | 5100016946 |
| Vibratory Plate DPU 6555He | DPU 6555He | 5000610354 |
| DPU6555Hech | DPU6555Hech | 5100051524 |
| Vibratory Plate | DPU 6555Hec | 5100004060 |
| DPU6555Hec Reversible Vibratory Plate | DPU 6555Hec US | 5100004399 |
Verify Before You Order
Fitment is machine-number and revision-specific; always confirm your model and serial number against the fitment list.
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