We all can all "feel" when a gear needs to be changed in a "manual" car. Or most of us at least.
I wholeheartedly agree - I have a 4 speed auto and can get it off the mark quieter and quicker than relying on auto. I am in 3rd or even 4th before it would be out of second.
Can't think of any 'non governed' mowers (of course all line trimmers and blowers are user operated (aside from spark over rev shut off). The biggest market (USA) has strict blade speed laws, so the same engine on a 18inch deck might be allowed to go 3200rpm, but a 22 inch only can do 2800 (which really knocks the power out of it)
And we all know how the americans love their 'small' 22 inch decks
No way you can 'guarantee' without a governor of some description it won't go over x rpm. For all the trouble they are, they are reasonably good (although victa were onto something with the G4 - internal governor that doesn't get snagged
