Jerry: I don't have an A, but I have a Super A - so this may or may not totally apply to your situation....
As far as the "lurch" in reverse, these tractors have a pretty fast reverse gear - much faster than 1st gear forward - and it is very easy to get a lurch in reverse while letting out the clutch. That may, or may not pertain to what you are experiencing.
The A/SA/100/130/140 series of Farmall tractors are notoriously famous for emitting growls from the final drives. However, they generally growl all the time if they growl at all. If your growl occurs ONLY as you are letting out the clutch, then I'm with Scotty. But, if it growls pretty much all the time, it may be the nature of the beast. In addition, they may growl on the "coast" side of a gear, but not on the "drive" side. Mine for example, is quiet in reverse as I'm backing, but when I begin to stop in reverse ("coast"), it is more noisy. If you haven't already done so, I suggest you check your final drives for gear lube being up to "full".
Finally, I have owned more than a couple of these models and I have had to wait several seconds on all of them to keep from grinding when going into a gear. I consider that perfectly normal. The gears are not synchronized and therefore, there is no blocking ring on a slider to grab a gear and hold it from spinning while engaging the gear. Hence, the grind unless you wait.... An M and an H will do it too, although the A series seems more in need of a pause. Let us know if you find something.
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