Riding vehicle for distributing material

A material spreader for distributing material over a ground surface, the material spreader comprising:

• a frame coupled to a riding platform adapted to support a user;
• a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame, the plurality of wheels including a left rear traction wheel and a right rear traction wheel coupled to a rearward portion of the frame and operable to move the material spreader along the ground surface, the plurality of wheels including a left front wheel and a right front wheel coupled to a forward portion of the frame;
• a power source having an output shaft operable to transmit power to at least one of the two traction wheels;
• a material holder capable of storing the material, the material holder having a center of mass that is disposed between the forward portion and the rearward portion of the frame, the center of mass of the material holder being closer to the ground surface than a center of mass of the material spreader;
• a material distributor operably coupled to the material holder, the material distributor being operable to direct the material toward the ground surface, the material distributor including a height adjuster operable to adjust a height of the material distributor to facilitate adjusting a distribution area of the material;
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• a material transfer system operably coupled to the material holder and the material distributor, the material transfer system configured to transfer the material from the material holder to the material distributor, wherein the material transfer system includes a first tube and a first auger within the first tube, wherein a first end of the first tube is operably disposed to receive material from the material holder, and wherein the first auger is operable to direct material from the material holder via the first end of the first tube toward a second end of the first tube.