Counterweight assembly for work machines

A counterweight assembly for a work machine, the counterweight assembly comprising:

• a structure configured to be coupled to a frame of the work machine, the structure defining one or more through holes, a first side end, and a second side end opposing the first side end;
• one or more support studs configured to be fixedly coupled to the frame and be correspondingly received into the one or more through holes to align and support the structure against the frame;
• a first side wall extending from the first side end and defining a first eyelet;
• a second side wall extending from the second side end and defining a second eyelet, the second side wall being spaced apart from the first side wall to receive a guard rail of the work machine therebetween, wherein
• one or more of the first eyelet and the second eyelet are configured to receive a lifting assembly for a lifting of the work machine, and
• the one or more support studs are configured to transfer a lifting force during the lifting of the work machine from the counterweight assembly to the frame.