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Product · 330 gallon

Same footprint.
Fifty-five more gallons.

Name: 330 Gallon IBC Tote (Reconditioned)
Brand: IBC Tote Texas
Availability: InStock

The 330 is the quiet value pick. It takes exactly the same floor space as a 275, costs a modest premium, and moves 20% more product per lift, per trip and per pallet position.

Rows of used 275 gallon composite IBC totes stacked two high in an outdoor yard under a blue sky

The short answer

A 330 gallon IBC tote is 48 × 40 × 53 inches — identical footprint to a 275, about seven inches taller — with a 160 lb tare and a 2,915 lb gross with water. Choose it whenever your headroom, doorways and floor loading allow, because the cost per gallon is meaningfully lower.

From the yard

Wide view of a warehouse hall filled with reconditioned IBC totes on polished concrete — Covered inventory. What you see on the rack is what goes on your truck.

Close-up of a single 275 gallon IBC tote showing its capacity label, UN placard and blue ball valve — A 275 with the plate, the capacity label and a standard 2-inch ball valve.

48×40×53

inches, L × W × H

Seven inches taller than a 275.

160 lb

typical tare weight

30 lb more than a 275.

2,915 lb

gross with water

490 lb more when full.

+20%

volume per pallet position

Same floor space, more product.

Specifications

330 gallon composite IBC

Physical specification
Attribute	Value
Nominal capacity	330 US gallons / 1,250 litres
External dimensions	48 in L × 40 in W × 53 in H
Footprint	13.3 sq ft — one standard pallet position
Cube	58.9 cu ft
Tare weight	150–175 lb depending on pallet base
Gross weight (water)	≈ 2,915 lb
Bottle material	Blow-moulded HDPE, ≈ 62 lb
Cage	Welded galvanized tubular steel, ≈ 52 lb
Fill opening	6 in or 9 in screw lid
Discharge	S60x6 outlet, 2 in ball or butterfly valve
Stacking (empty)	3 high
Stacking (full, static)	2 high, matched pallets, level ground

275 vs 330 side by side
	275 gal	330 gal
Height	46 in	53 in
Footprint	48 × 40 in	48 × 40 in
Tare	130 lb	160 lb
Gross (water)	2,425 lb	2,915 lb
Cube	51.1 cu ft	58.9 cu ft
Per 48' flatbed floor	20 units	20 units
Gallons per trailer floor	5,500	6,600

The full 275 vs 330 decision guide, including when the 275 wins →

Fit check

Five things to measure before you order 330s

Every problem with a 330 is a clearance problem, and every one of them is avoidable with a tape measure.

01
Doorway height and width
40 in wide minimum, 53 in tall plus whatever your pallet jack adds underneath.
02
Rack beam spacing
Two full 330s need 110+ in of clear beam-to-beam. Two 275s need 96 in.
03
Box truck interior height
A 53 in tote plus a 6 in dock plate is tight in many 24-foot box trucks.
04
Floor loading
2,915 lb over 13.3 sq ft is 219 lb per sq ft. Mezzanines often cap at 125.
05
Fill and discharge reach
The lid sits 53 in up. Check your fill line and your ladder policy.
06
Secondary containment
Bunded pallets sized for a 275 sometimes foul the taller cage. Confirm before you buy.

Who buys 330s and why

The 330 is over-represented in three places: sprayer nurse tanks, chemical distribution programmes, and any operation that pays freight by the truck rather than by the unit. All three are optimising the same thing — gallons delivered per trip.

Agricultural buyers like the 330 on a gooseneck because refilling a 100-gallon boom sprayer three times from one tote beats two and a bit. Chemical packers like it because a 1,250-litre fill is a standard European order quantity. Distribution operations like it because the pallet position is the scarce resource, not the height.

Where the 275 still wins

Anywhere clearance is tight, anywhere a person has to fill through the top lid without a platform, and anywhere the totes get manhandled on unimproved ground. The 330's higher centre of gravity is genuinely less forgiving when a full tote is being dragged across a pasture on a skid.

Availability in the used market

We keep 330s in stock continuously, but the used supply is thinner than the 275 supply simply because fewer were built. Food-grade 330s in particular move quickly — if you need a documented batch, order ahead rather than expecting same-week availability.

Questions people actually ask

+Is a 330 gallon tote worth the extra money over a 275?

Per gallon of capacity, almost always yes — you get 20% more volume for a much smaller price increase, in the same floor space. The catch is height: seven extra inches can break a rack plan, a box truck or a doorway.

+How much does a full 330 weigh?

About 2,915 lb with water. With liquid fertilizer or syrup you are over 3,800 lb, which puts you into serious forklift and floor-loading territory.

+Can I stack 330s two high?

Empty, yes, easily. Full and static on level improved ground, two high is the practical limit and only with a matched pallet type. Never stack full totes in transit.

+Do 330s use different fittings than 275s?

No. Same S60x6 buttress outlet, same 6-inch or 9-inch screw lid, same valve and adapter ecosystem. Everything in the accessories catalog fits both.

Where to go next

Quick reference

Numbers worth having open in another tab

The figures that come up in almost every conversation, whichever page you arrived on.

275 gallon · 1040 L

48×40×46

Tare: 130 lb
Gross, water: 2,425 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

330 gallon · 1250 L

48×40×53

Tare: 160 lb
Gross, water: 2,915 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Always in stock

264 gallon · 1000 L

48×40×46

Tare: 125 lb
Gross, water: 2,325 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Usually in stock

350 gallon · 1325 L

48×40×56

Tare: 175 lb
Gross, water: 3,095 lb
Stack full: 2 high
Stock: Order in

Outlet thread

S60x6 — 60 mm coarse buttress. Not 2" NPT.

Grades published

N, R, F, A, B, C, X — applied at the wash bay.

Wash standards

W1 rinse through W4 caustic CIP at 160°F.

UN retest

Leakproofness 2.5 yrs, requalification 5 yrs.

From the yard notes

Longer reading on this

32 articles written by the people who wash, grade, weld and dispatch. No marketing copy in any of them.

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While you're here

Pulled from the full FAQ, which runs to forty-plus answers across buying, grades, food safety, sizes, selling, compliance, delivery and care.

Read the full FAQ

Where we are: 3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin, TX 78744
Yard hours: Mon–Thu 7:30a–5p · Fri 7:30a–4p · Sat 8a–12p · Sun closed (Central Time)
Email: sales@ibctotestexas.com
Coverage: 68 Texas counties on scheduled routes, from one Austin yard.

+How many totes fit on a truck?

Twenty on the floor of a 48-foot flatbed or dry van, regardless of whether they're 275s or 330s. Forty if they're empty and double-stacked.

+How much does a full 275 gallon tote weigh?

About 2,425 lb with water. With liquid fertilizer it's about 3,130 lb, and with 93% sulfuric acid it's over 4,300 lb. Always calculate from your product's density.

+What if the totes arrive worse than described?

Tell us within 48 hours with photos and we make it right: replacement, credit or collection. It happens rarely, because the person who grades a tote is the person who washed it.

+How should I store totes through a Texas freeze?

Leave headspace — water expands about 9% freezing and an over-full tote splits at the shoulder. Drain exposed plumbing and keep valves closed rather than trusting a hose bib.

+Do you buy used totes?

Yes — it's half the business. Anywhere in Texas, from a handful behind a brewery to several hundred on a chemical yard. Send photos and prior contents and we'll price them the same day.

Twenty 330s is 6,600 gallons on one truck.

Send the quantity and destination and we'll price the totes and the freight together, so you can compare properly against a 275 order.

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