The Bushman 65 Gallon Plastic Vertical Liquid Storage Tank (SKU TC2342IC-BLACK) is a compact upright polyethylene tank built for point-of-use water storage where floor space is tight. Verified dimensions: 42 inches tall on a 23 by 23 inch square footprint, 65 gallons of capacity. Filled with water it weighs about 542 pounds — 65 gallons at roughly 8.34 pounds per gallon, plus the shell — and that full-load figure, not the empty weight, is what drives your pad and tie-down design.
Will it work for your job
This is a vertical storage tank sized for rainwater capture, non-potable water holding, small-batch water hauling, and buffer storage ahead of a pump or treatment step. The 23-inch square base and 42-inch height give you a stable, tip-resistant profile at this capacity, and the tall vertical liquid column feeds a gravity draw or a transfer pump cleanly. If you are matching this tank to a demand load, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide before you commit, since a 65-gallon plastic water storage tank empties fast under a steady draw.
Siting and support
Set this tank on a flat, fully supporting base. A 542-pound full load concentrated over a 23 by 23 inch footprint puts real weight on whatever it sits on, so a level pad or a continuously supported platform matters. For an outdoor or above-grade install, our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks walks through the ACI framework for getting the base right. If you are aggregating grey-water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the water reuse topology guide lays out how to band and sequence storage trains.
One thing to get right
Confirm the outlet and fitting configuration from the technical drawing on this page before you order any bulkhead or plumbing hardware — this listing does not specify a factory fitting package, so verify what is on the tank and call 866-418-1777 if you need the outlet plan confirmed. Match the tank to the actual service, too: this is a water and ambient specific-gravity (1.0) unit. The pack lists no specific-gravity rating above water, so do not put a heavier-than-water chemical into it — for chemical or greater-than-1.0 duty, call us for a tank rated for that load rather than adapting this one. For where poly tanks tend to fail first, the HDPE headspace wall-thickness guide is worth reading before service.
This tank ships LTL freight, quoted to your ZIP code — get a live number from our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 and we will size the tank and the freight to your site.
