rswyan
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Given he number of manufacturers, that probably goes without saying ...Maybe there are different types of "subframe" setups ...
Yup ...but the ones I'm familiar with do not use the 3 pt attachment points in any way. Here's an image of the left side mounting points for my backhoe; the right side is the same. The subframe extends underneath the tractor as shown in the second photo.
As stated by zmansmac the frame support kit - or "subframe" - on the Kubota essentially reinforces the connection between the engine/frame/transmission.
I don't believe that zmansmac or anyone has claimed that the Kubota hoe in question is a "sub-frame mounted backhoe" ... it is definitely not ... it's a 3-point attachment ...
Nonetheless, the frame support kit could rightly be described as a "subframe" ... and has been in the past on TBN.
FWIW:
sub-
1.
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin ( subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy ); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning "under," "below," "beneath" ( subalpine; substratum ), "slightly," "imperfectly," "nearly" ( subcolumnar; subtropical ), "secondary," "subordinate" ( subcommittee; subplot ).