"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:09:34 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:

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The secret to scooping the gutters from the ground was making
mounting
brackets that didn't interfere.

For the gutter itself, or the scoop end?

For both. It seems better to angle the scoop about 45 degrees to push
the leaf debris along to pile up and spill over the edge, instead of
trying to scoop it up directly. I left off the end caps at the
downspout tees to let the scoop push the debris straight out. A piece
of gutter runs straight through the downspout tee, a center cutout
lets the water drop but doesn't snag the scoop.

Fortunately I guessed right the first time on the stiffness of the
gutter hangers and didn't have to replace them or add more in between.
-jsw