Abstract: In a snowplow having a steel blade and an auxiliary blade of elastomeric material which can be moved pivotally from an inoperative to an operative position, power means are provided for raising and lowering the steel blade between first and second working positions. In the second working position the scraping edge of the steel blade is raised from the ground and the auxiliary blade is pivotally moved into cooperative alignment with it, the blade structure as a whole being tilted forwardly to change the angle of attack of the scraping blade.