Snyder Industries 5500 Gallon ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank

The narrowest 5500 gallon body Snyder makes

Ninety inches is seven and a half feet of floor, and this shell gets 5500 gallons out of it by standing 221 inches, a little under eighteen and a half feet. It is the tank for a narrow bay, provided the building has height for a fill line and a vent above the manway. Snyder also makes 5500 gallons in a different body under the same name, so check the part number, 7020000N42, when you compare. The 1.9 wall is for brines, concentrates and dense process solutions; water and most fertilizers do not need it, and the standard wall version of this shell, which we also list, costs less. Crosslinked polyethylene resists chemistry that softens ordinary polyethylene; our note on when crosslinking matters for chemistry duty draws the line. Size the volume with the tank sizing calculator and tank sizing guide, and leave freeboard for a liquid that expands when it warms; in a tall, narrow shell that freeboard is many inches.

A tall tank on a small circle concentrates load more than any other shape here. At the rating 87,153 lb bears on a 90 inch floor that follows the concrete rather than bridging it, so build the slab to our concrete pad sizing guide, level across both diagonals and in full contact, inside a berm sized to the tank wherever the liquid is regulated. Wind and seismic loads act on a long lever; strap the shell to structure before the first fill and check the tension after the first hot season. Where the tank is part of a rural fire supply, the fire water reservoir design guide covers sizing and freeze protection.

Openings and what to confirm before you buy

1. Manway. An 18 inch threaded vented manway on top, reached from a platform at this height, not a ladder. Size the vent to the delivery pump so air leaves as fast as liquid arrives.
2. Fill. A dip tube to the floor is not optional on a shell this tall. Free fall from the manway foams the headspace and wets the upper wall where vapour concentrates.
3. Outlet. This listing does not state an installed outlet fitting. Tell us the liquid, the size and material you need and where the drain lands, and we will confirm with Snyder what comes on the tank and what is added.
4. Temperature. 140 F (60 C) is the service limit; a hot process stream or a tank in direct summer sun near that figure needs a conversation first.
5. Drawing. Snyder's drawing is linked on this page under Technical Drawing, with the fitting locations and the exact profile for your pad layout.

The other 5500 gallon body and the neighbours

Snyder's other 5500 gallon body carries the same name with a different part number: the 5500 gallon heavy duty 7000000N42 for dense liquids, the 5500 gallon 7000000N40 in the standard wall, and the 5500 gallon black 7000000N46 where light has to stay off the contents. One step down for a dense liquid, the 5400 gallon heavy duty 7000400C26; one step up, the 5600 gallon 5250000N40, the low, wide shape at the other end of the range.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships LTL at freight class 300 from Snyder's Lincoln, Nebraska plant, 90 by 90 by 221 inches on the truck at 2,000 lb. 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. A tank this long travels on its side and needs a crane or a forklift with reach and a clear landing spot at the address. At the tailgate, check 7020000N42 against the bill of lading, look over the whole wall and the floor edge for transit damage, and fill it with water the first time before it carries anything dense.