A line trimmer or mower head includes an automatic and/or manual line feed system with reduced tendency for cut and worn line to retract fully back into the spool housing. The line trimmer includes a rotatable spool assembly of at least one feedable line, at least one primary wall member adjacent a periphery of said spool assembly and a guide passage extending generally radially away from said primary wall member. The guide passage is partly defined by a substantially radially extending first formation arranged to bear upon line extending through said guide passage, such that in use line located within said guide passage is restricted to a substantially radial orientation.
