The Snyder Industries 4500 Gallon Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is a crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) vertical tank built to ASTM standards for demanding bulk storage. It holds 4,500 gallons in a Natural White shell that stands 142 inches tall on a 102 x 102 inch square footprint, and its crosslinked resin carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating - meaning it is engineered to hold contents substantially heavier than water. For anyone searching for a Snyder XLPE vertical storage tank in this capacity class, this is the heavy-duty end of the range.
Will it work for your site?
Start with weight and clearance, because those govern your pad, your rigging, and whether the tank even fits through your access. Filled with water this tank carries roughly 37,530 pounds; loaded to its full 1.9 specific gravity rating the contents alone can reach about 71,307 pounds. That difference is the whole reason the XLPE shell exists - crosslinked polyethylene gives you the wall strength to run denser liquids that a standard HDPE tank should not hold. Size your pad for the loaded contents plus the tank's own shell weight (confirm the shell weight on the technical drawing on this page) across the full 102 x 102 inch base. Note the 142-inch height, just under 12 feet, when you check door, roll-up, or overhead-line clearance at the install site, and the 102-inch width when you plan the transport route. Our concrete pad sizing guide walks through the ACI framework for above-ground poly tanks, and the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide help you match volume to your draw-down and refill cycle. This vertical storage tank is also a common choice for fire-water reserve service - see our guide on fire-water reservoir tank design for NFPA 22 sizing discipline.
XLPE vs HDPE - the mistake to avoid
The most common error on a tank like this is treating XLPE and HDPE as interchangeable, or ordering the crosslinked shell when a standard tank would do. Crosslinking is what earns the 1.9 specific gravity rating and the heavy-duty wall, but it is a permanent chemistry decision - you cannot reline or re-spec it later. Confirm your contents and their density before you commit. Fitting sizes and positions are not published in this listing, so verify the outlet and any bulkhead placements against the technical drawing on this page before you order your plumbing. Our breakdown of when crosslinking matters makes the call clear, and if you are weighing freeboard for thermal expansion, the ASTM D1998 freeboard sizing guide shows how much usable volume you actually get.
Freight
This tank ships by LTL freight from the nearest Snyder plant - either Chowchilla, California or Lincoln, Nebraska - and the estimator auto-selects the closer of the two, so a West-Coast or a Midwest buyer sees the real transit basis. Because a 4,500 gallon tank is an oversized load, freight is quoted live to your ZIP rather than listed as a flat rate. Get a real number in seconds with our Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 and we will size the shipment, confirm the nearest shipping point, and walk you through delivery. Listed price is before freight; the estimator gives you the freight cost to your address.
