Bushman 500 Gallon Rectangle Water Storage Tank in White

The Bushman 500 Gallon Rectangle Water Storage Tank is a low-profile transport tank built for hauling and storing water where overhead clearance is tight. Standing just 25 inches tall on a 63.5 x 90 inch footprint, it sits low and stable on a truck bed, trailer, or skid - the geometry that makes a 500 gallon water storage tank practical for mobile fill-and-go work rather than fixed vertical storage. It is molded in white High Density Polyethylene with a 1.5 specific gravity rating, so the wall is rated for liquids up to 1.5 times the density of water.

Specifications at a glance

• Capacity: 500 gallons
• Dimensions (H x W x L): 25 x 63.5 x 90 in
• Footprint: 63.5 x 90 in
• Material / color: High Density Polyethylene, White
• Specific gravity rating: 1.5
• Full water weight: ~4,170 lb
• Maximum rated contents: 6,255 lb
• Ships from: Fairfield, TX (LTL, quoted live to ZIP)

Will it work for your job?

Full of water, this tank carries roughly 4,170 pounds of contents and is rated to hold up to 6,255 pounds at its 1.5 specific gravity ceiling. That leaves about 2,085 pounds of headroom above a full water load - a real durability margin for heavier water-grade fluids and rough transport, not a license to switch services. Plan your transport around those numbers: the trailer, hitch, and tow vehicle have to handle the loaded weight, and a low-profile tank rides best when the full 90 inch length is supported on a flat deck. Check the 63.5 x 90 inch footprint and 25 inch height against your bed rails or doorway before you buy, and run capacity against your draw rate with our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide. This format also serves rainwater capture and reuse trains well - see our Bushman rainwater harvesting guide and the industrial water reuse topology guide.

Fittings and outlet

Outlet and fitting configuration is not specified for this SKU, so confirm the outlet size, location, and any bulkhead arrangement by phone at 866-418-1777 before you order. That one call avoids a return if you are planning to plumb a fill-and-draw setup, and it lets us match the connection to your hose or manifold.

How it ships and the mistake to avoid

This tank ships LTL freight from the Bushman plant in Fairfield, Texas - the nearest fulfillment point for this SKU - and freight is quoted live to your ZIP code rather than baked into the list price. A low-profile transport tank is a forgiving freight item because it nests on a flat deck, but the loaded handling weight still drives the class, so get a real number for your address first. The common error here is treating the 1.5 specific gravity rating as a license to haul anything: that rating governs the weight the wall can carry, not chemical service. This is a white HDPE water storage tank - keep it on water and water-grade applications, and call us if you actually need chemical service so we can point you to the right vessel. The other trap is underbuilding the trailer. A 500 gallon fill is over two tons of water in motion, so spec your axle and tie-downs to the 6,255 pound maximum rather than the empty weight, and support the full 90 inch length so the shell is not flexing on a partial deck.

Ready to move water? Get a live LTL freight quote to your ZIP with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through fit, mounting, and delivery. If you are still sizing the system, our 500 gallon water tank buyer's guide walks through how low-profile and doorway formats compare for tight-access fills.