Norwesco 300 Gallon Plastic Portable Utility Tank in Black

Where it goes

Water to a job site or a pasture, spray mix for a sprayer, a wash water or supply tank on a service truck, a reserve tank on a utility trailer, and a fixed holding tank in a shop, a barn or a greenhouse. At 63 by 42 inches it fits along a full size pickup bed with the tailgate closed; measure between the wheel wells, because 42 inches is close to the gap on some trucks. Our guide to portable utility tanks on farm vehicles covers the agricultural exemption and how these tanks are classified on the road. As a stationary tank it also serves as a small rainwater or reuse reservoir; the water reuse tank layout guide covers how those systems are put together, and the fire water reservoir design guide explains why a tank this size is a supplement to a fire reserve, not the reserve. If it lives on a slab, see our note on concrete pad sizing for polyethylene tanks. For the volume itself, use the tank sizing calculator and tank sizing guide.

What to check before you buy

1. The surface under it. A flat, continuous surface under the whole 63 by 42 inch base. A bed liner is fine; bare bed ribs with nothing between them and the tank wear the base.
2. The lid. One 8 inch lid on top for filling and venting. It is not a manway; clean the tank through the lid with a wand.
3. The outlet. No outlet fitting is listed on this tank. Tell us where you want the drain and what size, and we confirm what ships on the tank and what to add before it leaves the plant.
4. The liquid. Polyethylene handles water, most fertilizers and many common chemicals. Heavier than 1.5 times water, or hotter than 120 F, needs a different tank.
5. Tie-down and payload. Two straps over the body, pulling down to the bed anchors, with the lid clear. About 2500 lb of water plus the 96 lb tank; check the door sticker before the first full load, and remember a sloshing load behaves differently from a solid one.

Norwesco's drawing for this tank is linked on this page under Technical Drawing. It shows the lid position and the outside dimensions for the bed layout.

Sizes nearby

One size down, in white without fittings: the 200 gallon portable flat bottom utility tank in white. For a much larger load in the same low format: the 1000 gallon flat bottom utility tank in black. The colour swatches above the price switch between the versions of this tank.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships LTL freight, NMFC 156600, from the nearest of Norwesco's plants in Albertville, Alabama, Hanford, California, Sheldon, Iowa and Washington Court House, Ohio, 63 by 42 by 30 inches and 96 lb on a pallet. Two people can lift it off the truck. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP. At the tailgate, check the part number against 43977 on the bill of lading, look at the base and all four sides for transit damage, and fill it with water the first time before it carries anything else.

Questions before you order? Call 866-418-1777.