I am looking at a plane. It is at a private gravel airstrip. I usually
fly off aspalt runways.. Would flying off a gravel strip hurt the plane
landing gear,etc as opposed to aphalt runways?

Check the paint -- if there's any left -- on the under-side of the elevator.

That'll tell the tale.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
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