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  Stuart @ Eco Garden Maintenance December 9, 2015 at 5:19pm

  Not an easy way i'm afraid. Larger pulley on crank and slightly longer drive belt would do it if there is room. Apart from that, push it !
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  Richard Gadsby December 9, 2015 at 5:21pm

  I may be wrong Harry but I'm pretty sure the only way to make them move any faster is to up the revs.
  Unless you really want to mess about and try and change the pulley/gear cog size there is not a lot else that can be done as far as I know.
  Sorry not much help
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    Geoff Norfolk > Richard Gadsby December 9, 2015 at 5:30pm

    you're right there......... you'll need to up the revs.  Its quite possible that it hasn't been set up correctly and the speed can be increased without exceeding the max recommended revs for the engine.  Its not that straightforward adjusting the governor so you might do best to get your dealer to do it....... should only take a few minutes so shouldn't cost much. If you want to have a go, there are some videos on youtube to help you but make a carefull note of what you've done so you can reverse it if it all goes wrong!
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      Richard Gadsby > Geoff Norfolk December 9, 2015 at 6:56pm

      It depends how old the machine is some of the older Honda engines are really simple to adjust. Simply turn a screw the newer ones are not quite as easy but still relatively simple you just turn the governor bolt but both really want a meter running so as not to over cook them
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  Harry@VWGS December 9, 2015 at 7:02pm

  Thanks guys, I reckon I will just drop it off and get the lads to have a look at it, if they can't sort it then I'm no worse off, being a machine that is only 4 months old I don't want to make a mess of it, I'm a Briggs man myself so don't know anything about Honda engine setup, thank you Richard, Stuart and Geoff, much appreciated...:-)
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    Richard Gadsby > Harry@VWGS December 9, 2015 at 9:36pm

    You won't go back to Briggs after trying the Honda engines they are much better :-)
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  Paul McNulty December 9, 2015 at 10:13pm

  Hondas come set with low revs to run them in. They can happily be set to higher revs, and that transforms them.
  
  When I ran the Honda Pros, or the clones, you only needed to drop the governer spring down a notch to set them to optimal speed. Some dealers don't want to do it, but it's only raising the speed to normal after the first oil change.
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  Rob Bury December 9, 2015 at 10:58pm

  I run the bigger brother the honda 476 qx and have upped the revs to 3400 and it flies. Its almost too fast for some lawns but you can always back off the trottle for a more appropriate walking speed.