The Bushman TC3200IW is a 3,200-gallon vertical plastic water storage tank built for bulk above-ground service — rural fire reserve, non-potable water holding, rainwater and reuse aggregation, and process-water buffering. It stands 112 inches tall on a 95-inch-diameter footprint, a squat, wide profile that keeps the center of gravity low and the pad requirement manageable. If you are staging a large water volume in a single vessel, this is one tank doing the work of several smaller ones.
Will it work for your site?
Capacity is 3,200 gallons in a vertical storage configuration, rated for water service at a specific gravity of 1.0. For any liquid heavier than water, confirm the tank's SG rating before you fill it. At SG 1.0 the water alone weighs roughly 26,700 pounds; add the empty poly shell (see the technical drawing on this page for shell weight) and engineer your pad and anchoring for that full loaded figure, not the empty tank. Before you commit, run your draw-and-refill cycle through our Tank Sizing Calculator and read the Tank Sizing Guide to confirm 3,200 gallons is the right vertical water storage size for the job. Fitting and gasket sizes are confirmed on the technical drawing — verify outlet size and gasket material against your plumbing before ordering adapters. Note the model name lists white while the SKU reads NATURAL; confirm the color and translucency on the drawing before you order, since a translucent shell transmits light differently than an opaque one in outdoor water storage.
Pad and foundation
A vessel this heavy when full lives and dies by its foundation. Pour a level, continuous slab sized as a square that fully circumscribes the 95-inch circular base — a partial or uneven pad concentrates shell stress and drives the settlement that shortens tank life. Our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks the ACI 360R-10 framework, and once the tank is set, follow our hydrostatic test methodology to confirm the pad settles evenly and every fitting holds before the tank goes into service.
Common application fits
At 3,200 gallons this size is a workhorse for private fire-water reserves on rural and remote sites — our fire-water reservoir design guide covers NFPA 22 sizing discipline and cold-climate freeze protection. The same footprint anchors industrial water-reuse trains collecting grey water, rainwater, and HVAC condensate into quality-banded storage.
The mistake to avoid: under-building the foundation for a tank that carries more than 26,000 pounds of water when full. Get the pad right and this tank runs for decades. It ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP through our Freight Cost Estimator. For help sizing, siting, or scheduling delivery, call 866-418-1777.
