The mill building of the Paltrock wind mill is stored on a roller slewing ring on a ring-shaped foundation. That is, here is similar to the Bockwindmühle the entire mill body with the wings turned into the wind. The plane of rotation in this latest windmill type, however, lies entirely on the ground level. In the oldest mill constructions, the Bockwindmühlen, this was still the Bockebene, with the afterwards developed Holländerwindmühlen the turning level was below the hood. Due to the low level of rotation, a large space was gained in the mill, which was also statically stable due to the multi-point bearing on the roller ring - in contrast to the Bockwindmühle. This room was sometimes enlarged by side pockets, so that more milling machines could be installed.
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