Snyder Industries 50 Gallon Plastic Pest Control Operator Tank with Lid in White

The Snyder Industries 50 Gallon Pest Control Operator Tank in white is a compact specialty tank built for the truck-bed and skid-mount reality of PCO route work. It holds 50 gallons in a low-profile body that runs 38 inches on its long axis, 19 inches across, and stands 23 inches tall — a footprint that lays along a bed rail or trailer deck instead of towering over your load. The tank is molded from polyethylene with a 6-inch lid for fill and inspection access, and it carries a specific gravity rating of 1.5, which is the number that matters most when you are running anything heavier than plain water. Standards references 2285 and 2282 are noted on the technical drawing on this page.

Will it work for your rig

Empty, the tank weighs about 25 pounds, so one person can set it. Filled with water it carries roughly 417 pounds of contents, and the 1.5 SG wall rating gives you headroom up to about 626 pounds — that works out to roughly 12.5 pounds per gallon, or products up to about 1.5 specific gravity by density. That spread is what lets a pest control operator run mixed solutions rather than being pinned to water weight. Max service temperature is 120 F (48 C), so keep it to ambient and cool product, not heated fluids. One thing to confirm before you order: this tank ships with the 6-inch lid only — no factory outlet or bulkhead fitting is listed, so you supply and install the plumbing for your pump. The long axis, the lid position, and the standards references are all on the technical drawing on this page; check them against your mounting rails before you commit. If you are matching gallons to route load and refill cadence, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide get you to the right capacity, and our manhole and lid engineering guide covers access sizing if you need more than the 6-inch opening.

The mistake to avoid

Do not read "polyethylene PCO tank" as "rated for any chemical." Run two separate checks, not one. First, density: the 1.5 specific gravity rating is the maximum density this wall thickness is designed to carry, so a concentrated product heavier than ~12.5 pounds per gallon exceeds what the tank is built to hold even if it fits by volume. Second, chemical compatibility: density headroom is not the same as resin compatibility, so confirm your specific product against polyethylene before you fill. Size your fittings and pump to the actual contents, not just to water, and remember you are adding those fittings yourself.

This 50 gallon Snyder specialty tank ships LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP from the nearest of three Snyder plants — Chowchilla, CA; Lincoln, NE; or Philippi, WV. Run your delivery address through the Freight Cost Estimator to see the actual origin and rate, or call us at 866-418-1777 and we will size the truck and get you a number.