The Snyder Industries 9800 Gallon Black Heavy Duty Vertical Storage Tank is built for large-scale bulk water and high-density liquid storage where capacity and a real safety margin both matter. At 215 inches tall on a 120 x 120 inch footprint, this black polyethylene vertical storage tank holds 9,800 gallons and carries a 1.9 specific gravity rating. For a water program that 1.9 SG is durability headroom: the wall is engineered well past the density of plain water, so the same tank can carry brine, blended additives, or future higher-density service without re-buying. If you are weighing this against other vertical storage tank options, that combination of a 9,800-gallon working volume and a heavy-duty 1.9 SG wall is what sets this heavy-duty build apart.
Will it work for your site?
Full of water, this tank weighs 81,732 pounds; at its maximum rated contents the wall is engineered for loads up to 155,291 pounds. That is roughly a 73,000-pound swing on the identical 120 x 120 footprint, so size your foundation to 155,291 pounds, not the water number. Across the 100-square-foot footprint, the maximum-rated load works out to about 1,553 pounds per square foot - a figure you can hand straight to whoever pours and reinforces the pad. Run the numbers with our Tank Sizing Calculator and Tank Sizing Guide before you order, and read our breakdown on concrete pad sizing for above-ground polyethylene tanks so the foundation under all 215 inches of tank carries the load correctly. To confirm available outlet, bulkhead fitting, and gasket configurations for this tank before you order, call 866-418-1777 - we will spec the plumbing connections to your install.
How it ships
This is a large vertical tank, so it moves by LTL freight, quoted live to your ZIP. It ships from the Snyder Industries plant in Lincoln, Nebraska. Because the tank's size dictates the carrier and equipment, freight is always quoted per destination rather than bundled into the list price. Use the Freight Cost Estimator for a ZIP-specific number, or call 866-418-1777 and we will work out delivery, including any offload requirements for a tank of this footprint.
The mistake to avoid
The biggest error on a tank this size is underbuilding the foundation - or assuming the 1.9 SG rating gives you license to skip a pad designed for the fully loaded weight. The 1.9 specific gravity rating tells you the wall can hold dense contents; it does not change the fact that the pad has to carry up to 155,291 pounds at roughly 1,553 pounds per square foot. For high-volume water programs - fire-water reserves, reuse storage, or process supply - size the reservoir against real demand first. Our guides on fire-water reservoir tank design and industrial water reuse tank topology walk through sizing this scale of storage tank correctly. You can also cross-check geometry and capacity against the technical drawing on this page.
Ready to move on a 9,800-gallon Snyder vertical storage tank? Get a freight figure to your ZIP with the Freight Cost Estimator, or call 866-418-1777 to talk through pad requirements, fitting configuration, offload, and lead time before you buy.
