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Did you get an older plow, or a new lightweight cheapie from the farm supply store? Do not grind any more iron off the plow bottom, they wear down fast enough! :) If you got an old used plow it could be this plow share is wore out, and nothing to do but replace it with a new one. It's not how sharp it is, but how long it is - this is a time when length matters! If you got a new plow, it is probably built very light, and a rock or other weight will help it penetrate the ground better. If it is very, very dry where you live, it can be difficult to plow. A smaller plow just will not penetrate the cement-like dry baked soil. The best you can do is hope for rain. Is the bottom rusty or painted? It can be very difficult to get the bottom to scour, and this will cause the plow to ride on top of the ground rather than pull in and turn the soil properly. Clean the plow bottom as best you can without scratching it and practice in some sandy ground if that's possible to get it shiny. (Sandpaper is frowned upon as it wears down your plow, and may leave cross-scratches whih also catch thr dirt - the old way was a gunnysack dipped in wood ashes and polish the bottom with that.) Most likely, you need to set the front to back tilt and side to side tilt properly. This is more of an art form than a science, you just need to keep tilting it around until you get it to work properly, whether an old or new plow. (Also getting that first furrow takes different settings, and is more difficult to get the plow set right for just that one round!) As I have only used trailer or semi-mounted plows I am not able to help you with suggestions here, but I'm sure others will, and if the other things I mentioned are close to spec, I'm sure this is the problem. --->Paul
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