Snyder Industries 16500 Gallon ASTM Black Vertical Storage Tank

More than a tanker load in one vessel

At 16,500 gallons this tank holds more than a full tanker brings, which is the reason to buy it: a water or wastewater plant that wants a full delivery plus a reserve, a co-op holding a fertilizer solution through a season, a plant that buys a process liquid when the price is right rather than when the tank is empty. The height to measure is not 257 inches but that plus the platform, fill line and vent that sit above the manway. Outdoors, an empty tank this tall on a 142 inch base is a sail for the whole time between delivery and first fill, so the anchors go into the slab with the pour and the tie-downs are tightened before the crane leaves. A rotationally moulded tank carries its load on the whole floor, so up to 206,415 lb bears on the full 142 inch circle; engineer the slab to our concrete pad sizing guide, poured level and in full contact, inside a berm where the liquid is regulated. The black wall hides the level, so a sender read at grade is the gauge. Whether one tank this size or two smaller ones is the right buy is a question for the tank sizing calculator against your delivery interval, with the reserve and the thermal freeboard in the tank sizing guide.

What to check before you buy

1. The liquid. Polyethylene suits water, most liquid fertilizers and many common chemicals. The 1.5 rating covers liquids up to one and a half times the weight of water; if yours is heavier, or warmer than 120 F in service, the heavy duty tanks in this shell linked below are rated higher.
2. The outlet. This page lists the manway, not a bottom fitting. Tell us the liquid and the pipe you are tying into and we will confirm what this tank takes, in what size and material, before anything is drilled.
3. The manway. 18 inch threaded and vented, 257 inches off the pad. That is a fixed ladder and a platform with a rail.
4. The drawing. Snyder's drawing for this tank is linked under Technical Drawing on this page and shows the manway position and the base.

The same shell in other walls, and the sizes either side

Snyder makes this 142 inch shell in several walls: the 16500 gallon black heavy duty vertical tank 5380000C34, the 16500 gallon black vertical tank 5380000C37 and the 16500 gallon heavy duty vertical tank 5380000C126. One step down: the 15000 gallon heavy duty vertical tank 3030100C26. One step up: the 18800 gallon black vertical tank 3030000N49.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships at freight class 300, 142 by 142 by 257 inches, 5,100 lb, from Snyder's plant at Lincoln, Nebraska. At 142 inches across and 257 inches long on the deck it is a permitted oversize load, and the route matters as much as the rate: walk the gate, the overhead lines and the turn onto the pad before delivery day. The listed price is before freight; the freight cost estimator gives the lane cost to your ZIP, or call us and we will price the lane. At the tailgate, check the part number against 5380000N49 on the bill of lading and walk round the base for transit damage. Fill it with water first, hold it a day, and read the base, the pad edge and the base fitting before the working liquid goes in.

Ready to order? Add it to your cart at the top of this page, get LTL freight to your ZIP, or call 866-418-1777. The listed price is before freight.