This is the best reply I've seen in a long time Hahaha I love it!! :DJust because I like you Dom and I know you love pointless graphs, I spent a good part of my evening making these hand drawn graphs with no scientific evidence to justify my high horse position.
Graph one maps the chance of failure against the cost of the pump:
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Graph two maps the acceptance rate of pump failure against value of livestock (does not take into account sentimental value, but you can substitute that for monetary value if it helps..)
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Graph three overlays the two to find a value of livestock and a pump value where you need to turf jebao shit.
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Conclusion. If your livestock is worth more than $800, you'll want a return pump worth more than $300.
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Your science is solid and even though you already had me convinced lol hopefully a few more will understand :)