The Snyder Industries 100 Gallon Portable Pest Control Operator (PCO) tank is a compact, white polyethylene tank built to ride. At 31 inches tall on a 30 by 38 inch footprint, it carries 100 gallons in a low, stable form that fits the bed of a truck or a small trailer without raising the center of gravity higher than it needs to be. The white resin lets an operator read the liquid level at a glance, which matters when you are tracking how much product is left mid-route. If you are searching for the Snyder 100 gallon tank that fits the slot, this is the one.
Will it work for your application
Weight is the first thing to plan around. Filled with water at a specific gravity of 1.0, this tank carries roughly 834 pounds. The tank is rated to a specific gravity of 1.5, which puts the maximum rated contents weight at about 1,251 pounds. That headroom is the point of a 1.5 SG rating: the wall thickness is built to hold liquids heavier than water, which is exactly why PCO and ag operators running concentrates reach for it. Hand your frame and tie-down designer three numbers from this page: 31 inches of height, the 30 by 38 inch footprint, and the 1,251 pound maximum load. Size the mount to the loaded high number on that footprint, not to the empty or water-filled weight. For a structured walk-through of matching tank weight to platform and pad, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide are the right starting points.
Mounting, fittings, and platform notes
This is a portable tank, so it is meant to ride on a frame, skid, or truck bed rather than sit on bare ground. Whatever it rides on has to carry the loaded weight continuously and support the full base. If you are setting it on a fixed pad instead of a mobile frame, the same engineering discipline that applies to larger above-ground polyethylene tanks applies here in miniature; our guide on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks covers how to think about a full, flat, continuous bearing surface. The fitting and gasket package on a given unit is verified per tank before it ships, so call 866-418-1777 to confirm the outlet, lid, and gasket match your pump and spray plumbing before you order.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with a tank like this is treating the 1.5 SG rating as license to fill it with anything. The rating governs the weight the wall can hold, not chemical compatibility. Verify your product's specific gravity stays at or under 1.5, check the loaded product weight against the 1,251 pound max-rated number, and independently confirm chemical compatibility for your intended contents before committing a load. If your product runs heavier than specific gravity 1.5, this tank is not the right wall rating for it, so call us first and we will size you up. The second mistake is under-building the mount: people size the platform for the empty or water-filled tank and forget the maximum rated 1,251 pounds. Plan the frame, the tie-downs, and the vehicle's payload around the heavy number.
This Snyder 100 gallon PCO tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest of four nationwide Snyder plants, Lincoln, NE, Marked Tree, AR, Merced, CA, and Philippi, WV, so a West Coast or Mid-South rig is not paying cross-country freight on a tank built closer to home. Get a real number for your location with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will quote it and help you confirm the right size for your rig.
