This week on Reuben Owen’s Channel 5 programme Life in the Dales, the youthful business whizz tackles a massive task as he gears up for his birthday bash.

A sneak peek of the episode, airing on Tuesday evenings, shows Reuben and his mates embarking on a vintage tractor voyage with the aim of driving a 60-year-old tractor from Yorkshire Dales to the Whitby coast.

Things seem to hit a snag in the taster shared with viewers on X. Caught on camera atop his tractor, Reuben confesses: “I’m very nervous!”

Narration in the footage details: “The six tractors are all battered veterans, so pushing them flat out up a steep incline puts their aging engines at serious risk of malfunction.”

As Reuben’s friends also face the daunting hill, we see one of them cheering the old machine on, reports Leeds Live.

Reuben Owen celebrates his 21st birthday in the upcoming episode of the Channel 5 show(Image: Channel 5)

But as Reuben’s tractor approaches the journey’s end, it takes an unfortunate turn when the budding star is heard highlighting the engine’s rising heat.

Further along in the preview, steam billows from his tractor’s motor at roadside, prompting laughter from one of his mates.

Concluding the voiceover insightfully remarks: “You don’t have to be a mechanic to know that tractors are not supposed to be steaming like the Flying Scotsman.”

Ultimately conceding defeat, Reuben admits: “I think that’s the end of my run. So close, so close!”

The Channel 5 star was seen on the side of the road with steam coming out of the engine

The Channel 5 star was planning a trip to Whitby to celebrate his 21st birthday, with his girlfriend Jess arranging balloons and a cake for him, both of which were transported under the engine of Tommy’s tractor.

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On Reuben’s show last week, viewers learned about a medical emergency that resulted in his brother Miles being airlifted to hospital.

The teenager had developed DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening condition where a lack of insulin leads to dangerously high levels of ketones in the blood.

Miles Owen opened up on his medical emergency (Image: Channel 5 )

Reflecting on the distressing incident, his father Clive confessed: ” I think, probably one of the worst days of my life, I think you could safely say. Scary day.”

Clive allowed Miles to sleep in a bit longer the next morning, noting how unwell he had felt the previous day.

Describing the state his son was in when he found him, Clive added: “He was laid out on the stairs, halfway down the stairs, couldn’t stand. His head was back, and he was struggling to breathe. You could see there was something majorly wrong here. So, panic stations.”

Reuben Owen: Life in The Dales is available to watch on My5.