Snyder Industries 1650 Gallon Plastic Horizontal Leg Tank with Securing Hoops

A nurse tank, a yard tank, or both

The 2 inch outlet makes this the version of the 1650 that suits a tank drawn down by a pump through the day rather than dumped across to a sprayer in minutes: a water supply on a construction site, a dust control or stock water tank on a flat deck, a fertilizer nurse tank where the transfer pump is the limit anyway. At 142 inches long and 71 inches wide it fills a tandem trailer deck; at 55 inches tall the lid is within reach from the deck. Full of water the tank weighs close to 13761 lb before the trailer and 26146 lb with a heavy liquid, so the trailer's axle and hitch ratings are the limit long before the tank is. Our guide to applicator and leg tanks for fertilizer and the DOT non-roadable trailer rules explains how these tanks are classified on the road, and the farm fleet DOT classification guide covers the agricultural exemption. On the ground it wants a flat, continuous surface under every leg; a tank this size bridging two pallets is a tank with a cracked leg by spring.

What goes in it

Water, liquid fertilizer and the farm and treatment chemicals that polyethylene handles. Check anything else in our chemical compatibility guide; the entries leg tank buyers ask about most are urea solution, DEF, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride and sodium hypochlorite. The 1.9 rating covers the dense fertilizers and brines; the 120 F limit is the one to respect for a tank that sits in the sun full. If you blend in it, our note on fertilizer blend stratification and how to catch it before the spreader runs off spec is worth ten minutes. For the volume itself, use the tank sizing calculator and tank sizing guide.

Openings, fittings and hoops

1. Outlet. 2 inch, low in the end of the tank. Confirm the fitting style with us so your valve or camlock matches what arrives. Support the valve and the first length of hose so the tank wall carries liquid, not hardware.
2. Lid. 18 inches on top: fills from a hose or a pump, takes a float, and admits a hand and a brush for cleaning.
3. Hoops. The securing hoops come with the tank. Fit them over the body at the moulded recesses, never over the lid, and anchor them to the deck structure, not the deck boards.
4. Drawing. Snyder's drawing, linked under Technical Drawing on this page, shows the outlet position, the leg layout and the hoop positions.

Sizes nearby

The same tank under its sister part number is the other 1650 gallon leg tank with securing hoops; tell us the outlet size you need and we will say which to order. One step up is the 1685 gallon leg tank with securing hoops. If the tank has to drain fully on a level deck, the 1615 gallon super nurse tank with centre sump is built for that.

Shipping and receiving

At 142 by 71 by 55 inches and 533 lb the tank ships as an oversize load, freight class OVS, on a flatbed from the nearer of Snyder's Chowchilla, California and Marked Tree, Arkansas plants, and it comes off with a forklift or a loader with forks, which you arrange at the site. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP, and for an oversize load we confirm the final figure with the carrier before the order ships. At the tailgate, check the part number 1000700N45 against the bill of lading, count the hoops, look at all the legs for transit damage, and fill it with water the first time before it carries anything else.

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