A wear pad assembly for an implement of a machine, the implement including a forward face configured to engage and cast material sideways during a forward movement of the machine over a work surface, and a rearward face opposite the forward face, the implement comprising a moldboard portion and a blade portion, the wear pad assembly comprising: a first bracket; a second bracket pivotably coupled to the first bracket; a pin passing through the first bracket and the second bracket to pivotably couple the first bracket to the second bracket, a wear pad coupled to the second bracket and configured to contact the work surface; and a biasing member engaged with the first bracket and the second bracket and configured to bias the wear pad in abutment with the work surface during use of the implement; wherein the wear pad is configured to be angularly moveable relative to the first bracket; wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210', 230, 230') and a respective base wall (212, 232) extending between the pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210'); wherein the pin passes through the pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210', 230, 230') to pivotably couple the second bracket to the first bracket; wherein the first bracket is configured to be fixedly coupled to the rearward face of the implement, wherein if the moldboard portion and the blade portion are hinged to one another via a hinged mechanism, a first hinge of the hinged mechanism is coupled to the moldboard portion and the base wall of the first bracket can be affixed to a second hinge of the hinged mechanism, or wherein if the moldboard portion and the blade portion are integrally formed, the base wall of the first bracket can be directly coupled to the rearward face of the implement. a first bracket; a second bracket pivotably coupled to the first bracket; a pin passing through the first bracket and the second bracket to pivotably couple the first bracket to the second bracket, a wear pad coupled to the second bracket and configured to contact the work surface; and a biasing member engaged with the first bracket and the second bracket and configured to bias the wear pad in abutment with the work surface during use of the implement; wherein the wear pad is configured to be angularly moveable relative to the first bracket; wherein each of the first bracket and the second bracket includes a pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210', 230, 230') and a respective base wall (212, 232) extending between the pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210'); wherein the pin passes through the pair of spaced apart sidewalls (210, 210', 230, 230') to pivotably couple the second bracket to the first bracket; wherein the first bracket is configured to be fixedly coupled to the rearward face of the implement, wherein if the moldboard portion and the blade portion are hinged to one another via a hinged mechanism, a first hinge of the hinged mechanism is coupled to the moldboard portion and the base wall of the first bracket can be affixed to a second hinge of the hinged mechanism, or wherein if the moldboard portion and the blade portion are integrally formed, the base wall of the first bracket can be directly coupled to the rearward face of the implement.