In Their Own Words

From a Borrowed Dozer to $5 Million

Rangefinder owner Jayson Lang sat down with the Land It Podcast to talk about building a dirt work company in West Texas — how it started, what kept it running, and why the crew comes first.

Most contractor websites tell you the company is honest and hard working. This one lets you watch the owner talk for twenty-six minutes and decide for yourself.

Jayson Lang founded Rangefinder Excavation in 2018 and still runs it out of Midland. In this conversation he walks through the early days of the company, what it takes to keep experienced operators on a crew, how a West Texas dirt work outfit survives a slow stretch in the Basin, and why relationships end up mattering more than bids.

From a borrowed dozer to $5 million a year — without ever getting off the job site.

Jayson Lang, owner, Rangefinder Excavation

Episode courtesy of the Land It Podcast, hosted by Josh Stockel. Runtime 25:52. Prefer audio? The episode is on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

What the Episode Covers

Started with one borrowed dozer

Rangefinder did not begin with a yard full of iron. It began with borrowed equipment, a willingness to take the jobs nobody else wanted, and enough finished work to earn the next call.

Keeping a crew together

Jayson spends a good part of the episode on hiring and holding onto good operators — why the men running the machines matter more than the machines, and what it costs to keep them.

Working through the downturns

West Texas dirt work moves with the oilfield. The conversation covers what it takes to stay running when the Basin slows down and the phone gets quiet.

Still on the ground

The through-line of the interview is an owner who never moved into an office and off the job site — which is the same reason estimates here come from someone who has actually walked the property.

The Same Crew, on Your Property

Everything in that conversation shows up on the job. If you have ground that needs clearing, a pad that needs building, or water going where it should not, we will come look at it.

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