A plow blade wear member having a slower wear rate than knownblade wear members, and having a reduced tendency to partially break off,fracture,chip, or become otherwise damaged when the blade wear member engages adiscontinuity in a travel surface. In various embodiments of the presentdisclosure,the blade wear member is formed or cut from a used airplane tire. In variousembodiments of the present disclosure, the blade wear member is formed or cutfrom a used fiber reinforced airplane tire having a relatively large outercircumference to provide the desired radius of curvature, the desiredthickness, andthe desired strength for the blade wear member.
