Snow Plow Blade - John Deere 3010

Where might I look to find a snow plow blade (new or used) that will fit my John Deere 3010?

Bill Shields
Luray, VA

Might consider a used snowplow blade off a 4wd pickup truck. Would need to make your own mount, however. Use tractor"s hydraulics. Check with truck plow dealers for take-off units. Yeah, I know, far more common up here in the snowbelt.

On a 3010 a nice eight and a half to nine and a half Western snow plow would be just about wright for it and the mounting can be made out of some channel iron some flat and angle . If ya have dual remotes on the tractor some hose and couplers ya could have the power angle working and a 3x8 or 3x12 cylinder would give ya more then enough lift. I threw together a set up for my Super H in about three and a half hours making everything and used a seven and half foot Western plow i just do not have the power angle on it and with a set of chains and a 1000 lbs on the wheels it will handle anything that we get up here in North east Ohio.This year i thought about getting it ready for winter and thought WHY i have not needed it for several years and my walk behind blower was more then enough . So it is setting out at the farm with out a battery and the rad drained and no gas in it . So what did we get but twenty inches then about six more on top of that with three more on top of that and now anywhere up to nine more coming . But on the brighter side spring is just around the corner . And Oh why do i prefer a western plow over the others , after plowing snow for 20 years i like the western over the myers by 200% . When your plowing snow on a gravel drive and you set the runnersor skids for a inch off the gravel with a western that is what you get a inch of snow left and gravel still in the drive. Now the Myers when you set it for a inch above the gravel you end up taking two inches of gravel and i do not care how you set the skids . The snow rolls well with the western and not so with the myers.Up here in this area on craigs list there are a bunch of plows listed and usually at auctions you can find them AFTER the snow season is over .

If your just moving snow around. (I assume you are, as I have the past week) you can get by pretty good with a blade from Tractor Supply. It works good in snow and light dirt moving work. I think you can get either a 6 ft or 7ft for around $350 -$400 bucks. Or just keep an eye out on craigslist for one, I think i saw a couple on there a week or so ago. Best time to buy though is at auctions during the summer.

Jim - great advice. There's a Tractor Supply outlet in Luray, but the snow season is almost over now. I plan to cover some auctions this summer - just got the tractor last month and I need implements. Any Virginia auctions you recommend?

Well I think there is a consignment Auction once or twice a year in Rockingham County. The spring one should be coming up. Then there is an outfit in Augusta County who has a consignment auction just about every month starting at the end of March. Both places usually have a good variety of implements and equipment. Best advice is to go to www.auctionzip.com, put in your zip code and search for agriculture auctions within 30-60 miles of you.

The tractor supply $400 blade will bend like tinfoil. Hiniker makes a good blade. A JD 115 blade is adjustable about anyway possible, heavy enough that a 3010 couldn't EVER hurt it, and old enough to be priced right.(I bought one brand-new 20 yrs ago for $1500, I think) Use a quick coupler and all you will have to do to put it on is get out and fold up the jack--the rest is done from the seat.
Heavy enough and enough adjustments so that you can do summer dirt projects with it as well--anything from rebuilding waterways to constructing building pads.

A front-mounted blade is more hassle than it is worth. Besides, if the snow gets deep enough, there will be times when you need a loader bucket up front and not a blade.

There are other good blades--many brands-- but spend some coin and get something HEAVY DUTY. Deere's numbering system used to mean the horsepower guarantee. In other words, if you damaged a 115 blade with a tractor no larger than 115 hp, it was warranted against damage. Consequently, the Deere model 150 blade was REAL tough--more than most people ever need.

I'd save my money and buy a used heavy name-brand blade and stay away from the farm store light-duty junk.

I wondered about the hassle of a front-mounted blade. Deere made one in that era called an 82-1 (I think), probably no way to find one of these now. And the most recent snows here really might have called for a bucket, especially with the drifting. I think I could get the job done with a rear blade and these are much easier to handle.

I did what some of the guys below did with my 2020 JD.

I took an eight foot meyer pickup snow plow. I built a frame to mount it on the front. I got a two spool loader valve plumbed directly to the hydraulics and built a bracket to mount it to the fender. It has power angle and power up of course.

Works great.