Snyder Industries 6000 Gallon ASTM XLPE Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank

Two 6000 gallon bodies: this is the narrow one

Snyder makes 6000 gallons in two shapes, and the first decision is which one your site wants. This body is 102 inches across and 188 inches tall: eight and a half feet of floor, a manway at a little under sixteen feet. It is the pick for a narrow bay, provided the roof has height for a fill line and a vent above the manway. 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. A liquid that expands as it warms needs freeboard above the working level, and the taller the shell the more that matters; the freeboard sizing note shows how much of the 6000 gallons is usable. Size the volume with the tank sizing calculator and tank sizing guide.

A tall tank on a small circle concentrates load. At the rating 95,076 lb bears on a 102 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. Strap the shell to structure before the first fill. 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. Size the vent to the delivery pump so air leaves as fast as liquid arrives.
2. Fill. Run a dip tube to the floor. Free fall from the manway foams the headspace and wets the upper wall where vapour concentrates; the article on wall thickness at the vapour saturated headspace explains why that band fails first.
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 6000 gallon body and the neighbours

If the floor is open and the roof is the limit, the 6000 gallon 7140300N40 is Snyder's wider, shorter 6000 gallon body in the standard wall. In black, which keeps light off the contents, the choices are the 6000 gallon black heavy duty 7000000C34 and the 6000 gallon black 7000000C37. One step down, the 5600 gallon 5250000N40; one step up for a dense liquid, the 6200 gallon black heavy duty 8220000C34.

Shipping and receiving

The tank ships LTL at freight class 300 from the nearest of Snyder's Chowchilla, California, Lincoln, Nebraska and Philippi, West Virginia plants, 102 by 102 by 188 inches on the truck at 1,800 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 large forklift and a clear landing spot at the address. At the tailgate, check 7430000N42 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; our hydrostatic test guide gives the hold times and what to watch at the pad edge.