Snyder Industries 25 Cubic Feet Plastic Flowmaster Dry Hopper Bin Tank

The Snyder Flowmaster Dry Hopper Bin Tank is a 25-cubic-foot (190-gallon) storage vessel built for dry bulk material handling. Molded in polyethylene by Snyder Industries with a 1.9 specific-gravity rating, it stands 57 inches tall on a 48 x 48-inch square footprint, ships in white, carries a 12-inch lid opening and a 2-inch outlet, and weighs 330 pounds empty. The sloped hopper geometry is made for flowable dry solids that feed out the bottom under gravity, not for pressurized or heated service. Rated to 120 F / 48 C and carrying certifications 2285 and 2282, this is a purpose-built bin for material that must move, not sit.

Will it work for your material?

Start with the specific-gravity math. This tank is rated to a 1.9 specific gravity, the honest ceiling for what you can load. Filled with water for testing or cleanout, the contents weigh roughly 1,585 pounds; loaded to the full 1.9-SG rating, the tank carries about 3,011 pounds of material. That works out to a practical ceiling of roughly 118 pounds per cubic foot of bulk density, so weigh a scoop of your product before you commit and confirm you stay inside the 3,011-pound rated contents figure. The 12-inch lid sets your top-fill access, and the 2-inch outlet at the base of the hopper is your discharge point. Because this is a specialty dry-hopper bin and not a flat-bottom cylinder, the whole point is the sloped hopper floor that keeps material sliding toward that outlet instead of bridging in a corner. If you're still deciding on volume for your throughput, run the numbers through our Tank Sizing Calculator and the Tank Sizing Guide.

What ships, and what you spec separately

This tank ships as the bin itself, with a 2-inch outlet and a 12-inch lid opening. Those are structural openings, not supplied hardware, so the discharge valve, slide-gate, or auger throat and any lid gasket are separate line items to match to your process. Confirm your downstream connection matches a 2-inch outlet before you order, and size your discharge fitting to your material's flow characteristics. Getting the outlet hardware right up front prevents the tank arriving ready to mount but with no way to feed your line.

The mistake to avoid

The single most common error on a dry-hopper bin is overloading it with a dense product. A 190-gallon water volume tempts people into thinking "190 gallons of anything," but the 1.9 specific-gravity rating is the real limit. A dense granular or powdered material can hit the 3,011-pound rated ceiling long before the tank looks full. Verify your material's bulk density against that rating, keep loads inside the 120 F service temperature, and design your support stand or discharge chute so the 2-inch outlet clears your collection point, because a bin like this must be elevated to let the outlet discharge freely.

Freight

This Snyder Flowmaster bin ships from the Lincoln, NE plant. It moves as an LTL freight shipment quoted live to your ZIP code, never a flat or "delivered" figure, since dry-hopper bins ride on a pallet or stand and the lane cost depends entirely on your destination. At 330 pounds empty on a 48 x 48-inch footprint, this is a liftgate-class piece, so if you're delivering to a site without a dock, specify liftgate and limited-access delivery when you quote. Get a real number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we'll quote the Snyder Industries 190-gallon cubic-feet hopper tank to your dock and confirm the right offload for a 330-pound empty vessel.