Rob Smith, a Jeep Cherokee XJ owner in Gravois Mills, Missouri, gained traction on Facebook after he ranted about his destroyed SUV. Lake Ozark Offroad Park, or “The LOOP”, is a popular location for those who love the roads less traveled.

Smith wrote that he allowed his son to drive the Jeep to the park to hit some trails. That’s when things went south.

“He was out in the trails last night and a rear wheel fell off, they couldn’t get the jeep out so they let it set until the next morning to get help. The park was nice enough to bring a loader down and help get it back to camp and put it on my trailer,” Smith wrote on Facebook.

The loader couldn’t lift the Jeep from the bottom without damaging important drivetrain components. Smith’s son instructed driver Hardin Sunderland to insert the forks through the windows to lift the Jeep.

The loader’s forks punctured the roof, shattered the windows, dented the body panels, and crushed the rear passenger’s door.

“Thanks to the operator of the machine, my Jeep looks like it was being put in the crusher. I just wonder if it was someone’s $30k SXS would it be the same?” Smith wrote, concluding his rant.

His post has 112 reactions, almost 200 comments, and over 50 shares.

The loader driver says he will never help anyone again

Sunderland posted on the LOOP’s Facebook page and said from that point forward, he will no longer help drivers.

“I hoped I would never have to make this post, but from this day forward, if you break or need help getting your rig out of the park you are on your own!” he declared.

Sunderland’s post read that Smith’s son likely consumed a lot of alcohol before and after the accidents, and hadn’t properly signed waivers or paid the correct amount for entry. After Smith’s post went viral, Sunderland banned Smith, his son, and his friends from The LOOP.

He also promised to ban anyone who threatened him with a lawsuit.

“Anyone that sent stupid messages about lawsuits and bashing our parks, consider yourself banned for life!”

Readers couldn’t decide who was right

Commenters on Smith and Sunderland’s posts and The Drive felt torn about who was right.

“I frequent the Loop parks and Hardin is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. He’s hauled hundreds of rigs out of the woods on his dime and spent crazy amounts of money to build a place for off-road enthusiasts to enjoy,” read a resident’s comment. “There’s no way he would purposely destroy someone’s rig, that’s not the kind of person he is… It’s people like this that ruin riding areas for the rest of us.”

Someone else wrote that the Jeep Cherokees of that era weren’t hard to find.

“The good news is XJs are still dirt cheap, and his son has some learning experiences he can use for the rest of his life,” read a comment.

A kind commenter had an important message for Sunderland.

“Too many good people enjoy the parks to let these clowns get you down,” they wrote.

Others were telling Smith his son was likely leaving important information from his story.