The Bushman 3000 Gallon HDPE Vertical Liquid Storage Tank is a full-size bulk water tank built for rural water supply, agricultural storage, fire-water reserve, and process make-up service. It stands 127 inches tall on a 90-inch by 90-inch footprint, and its polyethylene construction is certified to ASTM D1998 - the standard that governs wall-thickness distribution and hydrostatic design for upright polyethylene tanks. See the technical drawing on this page for the tank profile and port layout.
Will it work for my site?
At 3000 gallons, a full tank of water weighs 25,020 pounds. That number drives everything below the tank: you need a level, engineered pad - reinforced concrete is the norm at this weight - sized to the full 90 x 90 inch footprint with the load carried uniformly across the base. Confirm your overhead and door clearances against the 127-inch height before delivery, since this tank ships upright and cannot be laid down without risk. If you are still matching capacity to your draw rate or refill cycle, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and read the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit to a size.
What this HDPE tank is rated for
This is a water and neutral-liquid vertical storage tank. HDPE and the ASTM D1998 design basis are proven for water storage service, but the design pressure and wall schedule of any polyethylene tank are tied to the specific gravity of the stored liquid. Water sits at 1.0, so a heavier-than-water liquid is a different rating question entirely - contact us at 866-418-1777 before storing anything other than water so we can confirm the tank is graded for that service. Operators who want to understand why polyethylene tanks are inspected and sized the way they are should read our breakdown of HDPE tank wall thickness and the ASTM D1998 sizing logic. If this tank is headed for a private fire-protection stack, our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing and cold-climate freeze protection.
The mistake to avoid
The most common misstep on a tank this size is underbuilding the foundation or ignoring specific gravity. A pad that settles unevenly under 25,020 pounds drives point loads into the tank wall, and storing a liquid heavier than water without a matched rating overstresses the same wall the ASTM standard was written to protect. Size the pad for a full tank of water and confirm the liquid's specific gravity first.
This bulk vertical storage tank ships by LTL freight, palletized and shipped upright from the nearest stocking plant. Freight is quoted separately to your ZIP - get a live number with the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery and confirm truck access for a load this size.
