The Snyder Industries 60 Gallon Heavy Duty Cone Bottom Mixing Tank is a 60-gallon cone bottom tank molded in 1.9 specific gravity High Density Linear Polyethylene (HDLPE), built for agitating and storing dense liquids that lighter tanks cannot safely hold. It stands 29 inches tall on a 30 x 30 inch footprint and weighs roughly 500 pounds when full of water, with a maximum rated contents capacity of 951 pounds. Those two numbers are the buyer's self-check: at 60 gallons, 500 pounds of water is a 1.0 specific gravity load, so the 951-pound ceiling works out to roughly 1.9 specific gravity at full volume - exactly the resin rating. If your product weighs less than about 15.8 pounds per gallon, it fits. The full-draining cone empties completely between batches, so no settled product or stratified residue is left behind after a mix.
Will this Snyder cone bottom tank work for my application?
The tank is configured with a 20-inch PE threaded and vented lid and a manway with 15-inch access, giving you a wide opening for adding dry product, blending, and cleaning. Those two ports are where you thread in valves, fittings, and mixers - confirm the exact port arrangement against the technical drawing on this page before ordering hardware. At a 500-pound full-water weight, plan your stand and floor anchoring around the 30 x 30 inch footprint, and treat the 951-pound rated contents figure as your hard ceiling for heavier-than-water solutions. For sizing a stand or pairing a mixer, the Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide walk through the contents-weight math, and the Cone Bottom Tank Stand Compatibility Matrix covers Snyder stand pairings directly.
Chemical compatibility
This is an HDLPE tank rated to 1.9 specific gravity - the highest standard polyethylene rating, with no heavier-rated step-up in this size. The chemicals below carry a charted compatibility for this resin at the listed concentration. The fitting and gasket materials shown apply to the wetted hardware you thread into the 20-inch lid and 15-inch manway - the lid and manway components themselves are polyethylene like the shell. Always confirm against the OEM chemical-resistance chart for your specific concentration and temperature:
- Acetic Acid 60% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Aluminum Sulfate 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Calcium Chloride 40% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- DEF 32.5% - 316SS fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Ethylene Glycol 100% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Ferric Chloride 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Ferric Sulfate 60% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Ferrous Sulfate 20% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Hydrochloric Acid 37% - PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Hydrofluoric Acid 48% - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Hydrofluosilicic Acid 26% - PP/PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Hydrogen Peroxide 50% - PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Magnesium Chloride 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Peracetic Acid 30% - 316SS fittings, Aflas gasket - details
- Phosphoric Acid 85% - PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Polyaluminum Chloride - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Potassium Carbonate 50% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Potassium Hydroxide, saturated - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Propylene Glycol - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Sodium Bisulfate - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Sodium Bisulfite - PVC/PP fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Sodium Carbonate 30% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Sodium Hypochlorite (bleach) under 16.5% - PVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Sodium Thiosulfate 40% - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Sulfuric Acid 98% - CPVC fittings, Viton gasket - details
- Urea Solution 50% - PP/PVC fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Zinc Orthophosphate - PP/316SS fittings, EPDM gasket - details
- Ozonated Water up to 10 PPM - PVC fittings, EPDM gasket
For the full charted data across concentrations and temperatures, see our Chemical Compatibility Database.
The mistake to avoid
The most common error with a cone bottom mixing tank is undersizing for specific gravity. This tank is already rated to 1.9 specific gravity - the top standard HDLPE rating - so it handles dense fertilizer blends and concentrated acids, but there is no heavier-rated polyethylene tank to step up to in this size, so confirm your loaded product density stays at or under that 1.9 ceiling. The second mistake is fitting selection: as the list shows, sulfuric acid needs CPVC, sodium hypochlorite needs Viton seals, and DEF needs 316SS - the wrong gasket fails long before the tank does. If you are running fertilizer blends, the fertilizer-blend stratification guide explains the mixing protocol that keeps a blend from salting out, and the level gauge selection guide covers gauging for chemical service. For secondary containment planning, the Snyder Captor Plus 110% containment comparison lays out the SPCC math.
This tank ships LTL freight from the nearest of Snyder's plants in Albertville, AL, Lincoln, NE, or Merced, CA - three geographically spread locations that shorten transit for most US regions - with the rate quoted live to your ZIP. Both rate and transit depend on which plant stocks your ZIP, so get your number now with our Freight Cost Estimator or call 866-418-1777. Search this cone bottom tank under terms like "60 gallon cone bottom tank" or "Snyder cone tank," and reach out before ordering if you need help matching fittings to your chemistry.
