The Bushman 5050 gallon vertical water storage tank is built for high-volume bulk water work — rural fire reserve, industrial process water, harvested rainwater, and reuse storage where a single large footprint beats a cluster of small tanks. In dark brown polyethylene, it holds 5,050 gallons in a 129-inch-diameter, 96-inch-tall body, the kind of vertical storage tank that anchors a water storage system without dominating the layout.
Will it work for your site?
This is a vertical water tank rated at specific gravity 1.0, sized for water and water-like fluids only. For denser contents — acids, fertilizers, brine — you need a tank rated to the fluid's specific gravity; this listing is water-service. Filled to capacity, the contents weigh 42,117 pounds, so the pad and soil under it carry the full max rated contents weight of roughly 21 tons over a 129.0 x 129.0 inch footprint. That works out to about 365 pounds per square foot averaged across the base — confirm your soil and slab carry that before placement. At 129 inches (10.75 ft) across, plan access and final position before fences, gates, or structures go up; this body will not pass through a standard opening and needs to be set first. Run the numbers through the Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide so the tank matches real demand before you buy.
Fittings and the pad that holds it
The drawing on this page calls out a vented manway for filling and inspection plus a 2-inch bulkhead fitting for plumbing your supply or draw line. The bulkhead seals with a gasket, so verify the gasket and any thread sealant suit your line, and hand-snug it per the fitting instructions — over-torque cracks the boss. See the technical drawing on this page for the exact fitting layout before you set pipe. A tank this size lives or dies on its base: above-ground polyethylene tanks need a level, fully supporting pad, and our guide to concrete pad sizing under the ACI 360R-10 framework walks through getting it right for a 42,000-pound full load. The single most common mistake on a tank this large is staging it on uneven or undersized ground; the weight is unforgiving once it is filled.
Putting the volume to work
For rural and remote fire protection, this scale of reservoir fits the NFPA 22 sizing discipline for private fire-water reservoirs, including freeze-protection planning for cold climates. If you are aggregating grey water, rainwater, or HVAC condensate, the industrial water reuse tank topology guide covers quality-banded storage trains, and Bushman buyers harvesting rainwater should review first-flush diverter sizing per the Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition.
This tank ships LTL freight from the Temecula, CA plant, quoted live to your ZIP. Because it leaves a single plant in Temecula, freight to the Eastern U.S. runs long-haul — on a tank this size that is a real line item, not a rounding error, so pull your ZIP-specific number from the Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777 to lock in delivery on your 5050 gallon vertical water storage tank.
