With the right J hook tool it is quicker and easier i have found..

I would never open a j hook then reuse .

Not if it's welded but otherwise about the same. Both require a tool of some sort to change out.

Nope, once used at the location and opened to remove it is tossed in the garbage.

so there is no j-hook between swivel and quick link?

I’ve used quick links for years. Many many coyotes, bobcats, and more than a few lions. I hook my big puller on rigs and (attempt to) yank on stuff. I break a lot of cable stakes, fold wolf fangs in half, shear out attachment points on anchors, and have even broke chain. Never had a fully closed quick link fail.

I’ve always used the ones sold by the snare shop. Up until this year when they were sold out for a spell, so I bought a bag from FNT.

The quick links from FNT are clearly from a different manufacturer. The nut is longer, the opening is a tad bigger, and there’s less threads.

These have consistently not been surviving my puller.

So just a heads up.

I've used quick link from FnT for several years. I've pulled Wolf Fangs from frozen ground using the tractor and have never had one fail as long as have the threads engaged well. Not saying there aren't better ones out there, but these ones have never been an issue.

I’ve ran 1/4” quick links for years from the snare shop. They fit in the body of a crunch proof swivel perfect. Never had a failure. Also easier to used with cold gloved hands. Buy by the 100 and they are pretty cheap.