agree with your comments Alex but it must be a fine line, too soft and as soon as a hard turn is made "PING". i have a theory discussed at length with an engineering lecturer at local university we agree'd the way forward is hard track pin and track as is but the lugs machined out and threaded to take a soft insert which can be unscrewed and replaced when worn. in theory saves the pin and saves the main body of the cast on the track. problem was we didnt have any examples to see if there would be enough material on the lugs to do this, but it was non the less a good idea in my humble opinion.
Rich
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1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI*
Lower Hull No. 10131
War Department CT54508 (SOLD)
1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration).
1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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