So John Deere people are bad to work for

, and two weeks is slow pay.
When you're hungry, I know you need every dime just as soon as you can get it... but I'm curious if any of the rest of you had a signed contract for the work you performed showing a detailed scope of work, payment schedule, and penalty clause.
There are far too many details left out of your stories for me to throw a whole lot of sympathy your way. That's not to say you weren't in the right, but the fact that you went to court and lost means something wasn't right.
Many guys get adversarial after getting beaten up on a project for a difficult or non-paying client. That's a mistake. A better attitude is to look at what you might have done differently to prevent the situation from going South. Sometimes that's a simple thing like a clearly written contract. Sometimes it's learning to spot the difficult ones and deciding not to work for them.