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 and a respective base wall extending between the pair of spaced apart sidewalls ; wherein the pin passes through the pair of spaced apart sidewalls 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 and a respective base wall extending between the pair of spaced apart sidewalls ; wherein the pin passes through the pair of spaced apart sidewalls 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 . <EOS>